Ras Ajdir

Ras Ajdir
راس اجدير
Ra's Ajdir
Town
Ras Ajdir

Location in Libya

Coordinates: 33°08′53″N 11°33′59″E / 33.1481°N 11.5663°E / 33.1481; 11.5663Coordinates: 33°08′53″N 11°33′59″E / 33.1481°N 11.5663°E / 33.1481; 11.5663
Country  Libya
Region Tripolitania
District Nuqat al Khams
Time zone EET (UTC+2)

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.

Science

It is the site of an experimental station for wind and solar power for desalination.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4] On 27 August, the border town was secured by the National Transitional Council forces.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Science Direct".
  2. ↑ Sultan A. Kershmana; Jürgen Rheinländerb; Thomas Neumannc; Olaf Goebeld. Hybrid wind/PV and conventional power for desalination in Libya—GECOL's facility for medium and small scale research at Ras Ejder. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.021.
  3. ↑ "Libyan Entry & Exit Statistics Feb-Mar 2007". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  4. ↑ "Libyan rebels fly flag over key town near Tripoli". Reuters. 14 August 2011.
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