Awjila (Arabic: أوجلة) is an oasis town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya. Since classical times it has been known...
22 KB (2,111 words) - 02:01, 4 April 2024
Awjila (also Aujila, Augila, Aoudjila, Awgila, Awdjila; own name: Jlan n Awilen; in other Berber varieties Tawjilit) is a severely endangered (considered...
12 KB (1,182 words) - 07:00, 29 March 2024
Eastern Berber languages (redirect from Awjila–Sokna languages)
are a group of Berber languages spoken in Libya and Egypt. They include Awjila, Sokna and Fezzan (El-Fogaha), Siwi and Ghadamès, though it is not clear...
4 KB (391 words) - 11:22, 21 March 2024
oasis village of Awjila, in the Sahara desert of the Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya. The mosque is located in the old city area of Awjila. It dates from...
5 KB (472 words) - 22:09, 17 January 2024
They also practiced Polygamy The Nasamones were centred in the oases of Awjila and Siwa in the Libyan Desert. They used war chariots with four horses,...
9 KB (844 words) - 09:20, 27 May 2024
Cyrenaica Cyrenaica within Libya Capital Benghazi Common languages Arabic, Awjila Berber Religion Islam Government Absolute monarchy Emir • 1949–1951 Idris...
5 KB (321 words) - 16:41, 15 November 2023
The Atiq Mosque in Awjila is the oldest mosque in the Sahara....
216 KB (19,386 words) - 13:31, 6 June 2024
Hawwara, Matmatas, Mozabite, Nafusis, Rifians, Shilha, Siwi, Tuaregs, Awjila, Arab-Berbers, Sanhaja Berbers, Jerba, Zayanes, Igdalen, with significant...
398 KB (3,582 words) - 02:48, 3 June 2024
continuum stretching from eastern Morocco to the Siwa Oasis) Kabyle Ghadames Awjila The Zenatic block is typically divided into the Zenati and Eastern Berber...
115 KB (10,406 words) - 15:32, 31 May 2024
Alguenan, Awjila, Jalu, Jikharra and Maradah. The following major towns are located within Al Wahat District, as of 2007: Ajdabiya, Awjila, Labba, El...
9 KB (859 words) - 13:30, 19 April 2024
Calanshio Sand Sea. The Libyan Desert is home to a few oases, including Awjila and Jaghbub. The Berbers were the earliest recorded inhabitants of Cyrenaica...
31 KB (3,411 words) - 00:49, 2 April 2024
meant control of trade on a particular route. For example, the oases of Awjila, Ghadames and Kufra, situated in modern-day Libya, have at various times...
139 KB (2,894 words) - 00:37, 9 May 2024
stretching between Nafusi and Sokna that excluded Awjila, and went on to have some influence on Awjila after this dialect continuum's breakup. The "Endangered...
36 KB (3,368 words) - 02:07, 15 April 2024
south. Ajdabiya, Al Hiri, Labba, Mawahi, El Agheila, Shawashina, Shurraf, Awjila, Zuwetina, Brega, Jalu, Jikharra, Marada, Masliwa, Qaryat Bishr, Rashida...
2 KB (173 words) - 08:01, 13 January 2023
Fezzan Extinct (date missing) Language family Afro-Asiatic Berber Eastern Awjila–Sokna Sokna Dialects Sokna Fezzan (Foqaha, Tmessa) Language codes ISO 639-3...
2 KB (218 words) - 11:16, 21 March 2024
v t e Berber languages Reconstructed Proto-Berber Eastern Awjila Fezzan Foqaha Sokna Tmessa Ghadamès Jaghbub Kufra Nafusi Jadu Nalut Wazzin Yefren Siwa...
31 KB (2,662 words) - 16:25, 5 June 2024
reported an oasis in the land of the Berdoa, visited by a caravan coming from Awjila. It is possible that this oasis was identical with either the Al Jawf or...
8 KB (863 words) - 06:10, 3 March 2024
of Libya in antiquity. Pomponius Mela reported that the Augilae (Modern Awjila in Libya) considered the spirits of their ancestors to be deities. They...
21 KB (2,920 words) - 19:24, 6 May 2024
North Africa. Oases were vital waystations for caravans and those such as Awjila, Ghadames, and Kufra in Libya allowed both north–south and east–west travel...
40 KB (4,770 words) - 11:10, 13 May 2024
permitted to administer autonomously the oases around Kufra, Jalu, Jaghbub, Awjila, and Ajdabiya. As part of the Accord he was given a monthly stipend by the...
38 KB (4,484 words) - 12:18, 28 May 2024
Atiq Mosque (Benghazi), in Benghazi, Libya Atiq Mosque, Awjila, in the oasis town of Awjila, Libya This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
188 bytes (58 words) - 18:16, 27 December 2019
routes. A new trade route to the north was found, via Ennedi, Kufra and Jalu-Awjila to Benghazi, and Sabun outfitted royal caravans to take advantage of it...
14 KB (1,409 words) - 06:27, 11 May 2024
perhaps "the main mosque". It may refer to: Atiq Mosque, Awjila, a mosque in the oasis village of Awjila in the Sahara desert of the Cyrenaica region of eastern...
574 bytes (127 words) - 11:54, 22 July 2013
Italo-Senussi War. The Italians were divided into divisions which attacked Awjila, Jalu, Zella, and Tazirbu, fighting mainly against Zuwayya tribe. Graziani's...
11 KB (1,301 words) - 09:20, 3 June 2024
Abasgi, and the Tzanni in Caucasia. The worship of Amun at the oasis of Awjila in the Libyan desert was abolished, and so were the remnants of the worship...
91 KB (9,936 words) - 06:42, 7 June 2024
v t e Berber languages Reconstructed Proto-Berber Eastern Awjila Fezzan Foqaha Sokna Tmessa Ghadamès Jaghbub Kufra Nafusi Jadu Nalut Wazzin Yefren Siwa...
27 KB (2,708 words) - 10:27, 27 May 2024
Mosque Tobruk ? Atiq Mosque Benghazi early 15th Century Atiq Mosque, Awjila Awjila 12th Century Bayat al-Ridwan (بيعة الرضوان) Benghazi 32°07′26″N 20°05′39″E...
3 KB (95 words) - 22:15, 12 April 2024
v t e Berber languages Reconstructed Proto-Berber Eastern Awjila Fezzan Foqaha Sokna Tmessa Ghadamès Jaghbub Kufra Nafusi Jadu Nalut Wazzin Yefren Siwa...
134 KB (13,235 words) - 02:49, 24 April 2024
Ghat 9,228 72 Al Abraq 8,861 73 Sidi as Said 8,836 74 Ar Rajban 8,820 75 Awjila 8,515 76 Ras al Hamam 8,397 77 Tolmeita 8,310 78 Zella 8,202 79 Wadi Utba...
7 KB (130 words) - 20:19, 17 January 2024
permitted to autonomously administer the oases around Kufra, Jalu, Jaghbub, Awjila, and Ajdabiya. As part of the Accord he was given a monthly stipend by the...
38 KB (4,412 words) - 05:01, 1 June 2024