ʿAyn al Ghazāyā
الغزايا Ghezaia | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 31°54′14″N 10°48′38″E / 31.90389°N 10.81056°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Tripolitania |
District | Nalut |
Elevation | 1,945 ft (592 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
ʿAyn al Ghazaya [1] ( Arabic: الغزايا) is a village in Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies on a crossroads on the Wazzin– Nalut road on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
ʿAyn al Ghazaya was a Gaddafi stronghold during the 2011 Libyan civil war, and provided a base for loyalist troops in the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign. [2] After the some 5,000 inhabitants were removed to Tripoli, it was captured by the rebel forces on 29 July 2011. [2]