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Town in Libya
Ain Zara عين زارة
Town
A farm in Ain ZaraA farm in Ain Zara
Ain Zara is located in LibyaAin ZaraAin ZaraLocation in Libya
Coordinates: 32°48′48″N 13°16′11″E / 32.81333°N 13.26972°E / 32.81333; 13.26972
Country Libya
DistrictTripoli
MunicipalityAin Zara
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Population
 • ReligionsSunni Islam
Christianity (historical)
Time zoneUTC+2

Ain Zara is a town and oasis in western Libya, located in the region of Tripoli.

History

In ancient times it was an important agricultural center. In the surroundings of Ain Zara, remnants of a fourth-century Christian necropolis are located.

During the Italo-Turkish War, Ain Zara witnessed the first known use of airplanes in war, with Italian Army Air Corps Blériot XI and Nieuport IV monoplanes bombing the Ottoman camp at Ain Zara.

In the aftermath, Ain Zara was occupied by Italian troops on December 4, 1911 after heavy fighting with Ottoman forces. After capturing Ain Zara, Italian forces fortified the area and built a new railway section that linked Ain Zara to Tripoli.

In later history, during the Second Libyan Civil War, about 400 prisoners escaped from a prison in the town on September 2, 2018 amid fighting between rival militias for control of the area.

See also

Notes

  1. "Qasr ad-Duirat | HGL".
  2. Buckley (1999), p.38
  3. Stefano Maggi."Le ferrovie nell'Africa italiana", p.12
  4. Bruce Vandervort, Verso la quarta sponda. La guerra italiana per la Libia (1911-1912), p. 306.
  5. Hundreds of prisoners escape amid chaos in Libyan capital

References

  • Bruce Vandervort, Verso la quarta sponda. La guerra italiana per la Libia (1911-1912), Rome, Italian Army General Staff, 2012.
  • Maggi, Stefano. Le ferrovie nell’Africa italiana: aspetti economici, sociali e strategici, seminario "Nineteenth century transport history. Current trends and new problems".Istituto Universitario Europeo, Fiesole, 1994


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