Ras Ajdir

Ras Ajdir, alternatively Ras Jdir or Ras Ejder (Arabic: راس اجدير‎), is a small coastal town on the border between Tunisia and Libya and Libya's most northerly point.

Ras Ajdir

راس اجدير
Town
Ras Ajdir
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 33.1481°N 11.5663°E / 33.1481; 11.5663
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictNuqat al Khams
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Science

It is the site of an experimental station for wind and solar power for desalination.[1]

Transport

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), is at Gabès.

Libyan civil war

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.

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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Libyan Entry & Exit Statistics Feb-Mar 2007". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  3. "Libyan rebels fly flag over key town near Tripoli". Reuters. 14 August 2011.


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