El Uweilia

El Uweilia (Arabic: العويلية) is a village in the Jebel Akhdar mountains foothills region in Libya. It is located some 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Marj and 89 km (55 mi) west of Bayda.

El Uweilia

العويلية
El Uweilia
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°33′21″N 20°59′19″E
Country Libya
DistrictDistrict
Population
 (1995)[1]
  Total7,508
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

During the Italian occupation it was known Maddalena[2] after the Italian aviator Umberto Maddalena.

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References

  1. Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008p. 111.
  2. Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 1, ad-Dar al-Arabiya lil Uloum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012, p.350.
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