Al Wigh
Al Wigh Al Wyg | |
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Al Wigh Location in Libya | |
Coordinates: 24°14′42.31″N 14°33′57.95″E / 24.2450861°N 14.5660972°ECoordinates: 24°14′42.31″N 14°33′57.95″E / 24.2450861°N 14.5660972°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Fezzan |
District | Murzuq |
Elevation[1] | 1,558 ft (475 m) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 300 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
Al Wigh is a small desert oasis airfield located in the Sahara Desert, army outpost[2] and military base[3] in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. It is about 975 kilometres south of the country's capital, Tripoli,[4] and about 500 kilometres to the Niger-Chad border.[3]
The base was the site of several small confrontations in the Southern Libyan Desert campaign in the 2011 Libyan civil war between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces (mainly Toubou tribesmen) and loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces.[3][5]
References
- ↑ World Aero Data: AL WIGH
- ↑ Levinson, Charles (21 July 2011). "Libyan Rebels Advance on a Gadhafi Stronghold". Zintan, Libya: The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 Mzioudet, Houda (17 February 2013). "Journey Into the Safest Southwestern Libya Region". Libya: The Tripoli Post. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Al Wigh map
- ↑ Daragahi, Borzou (28 November 2013). "Libya's border security struggles against people smugglers". al-Wigh, Libya: Financial Times. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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