Ras Ajdir
Ras Ajdir
راس اجدير | |
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Town | |
  Ras Ajdir Location in Libya  Ras Ajdir Ras Ajdir (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′53″N 11°33′59″E / 33.1481°N 11.5663°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nuqat al Khams |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Ras Ajdir, alternatively Ras Jdir or Ras Ejder (Arabic: راس اجدير), is a small coastal town on the border of Tunisia and Libya and Libya's most northerly point.
Science
[edit]It is the site of an experimental station for wind and solar power generation for desalination.[1]
Transport
[edit]The town is a major transport hub and border crossing, for trade by road between Tunisia and Libya. From 15 February – 15 March 2007, 21,758 foreigners entered and 8,112 left through Ras Ajdir.[2]
Ras Ajdir is a likely border station on the new Libyan Railways line, which is under construction in 2007. An agreement has been signed for a link to Tunisian Railways. The nearest Tunisian railhead, albeit of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) guage, is at Gabès.
Libyan civil war
[edit]In 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, rebel forces attempted to take control of the crossing from loyalist forces.[3] On 27 August, the border town was secured by the National Transitional Council forces.
See also
[edit]Demographics
[edit]As of 2019, the population of the small coastal town of Ra's Ajdir is 6,469 people consisting of 6,023 Libyans, 306 Tunisians, 87 Algerians, 31 Italians, 9 Chadians, 7 Egyptians, and 6 Maltese.
References
[edit]- ^ Sultan A. Kershmana; Jürgen Rheinländerb; Thomas Neumannc; Olaf Goebeld (2005). "Hybrid wind/PV and conventional power for desalination in Libya—GECOL's facility for medium and small scale research at Ras Ejder". Desalination. 183 (1–3): 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.021.
- ^ "Libyan Entry & Exit Statistics Feb-Mar 2007". Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ "Libyan rebels fly flag over key town near Tripoli". Reuters. 14 August 2011.
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