Al Awaynat or Alawinat ( ar, العوينات) or Serdeles is a small town located in the
Sahara Desert in
Libya. It lies at the entrance of the
Djebel Al Akakus. It is located 240 km south west of the city of
Ubari and 120 km north of the city of
Ghat. Al Awaynat is the gate of
Tadrart Acacus and its residents from
Toureg tribe.
It is located some west of
Ubari. The name ''Serdeles'' in the
Tuareg language is meaning ''small springs'',
[Salem Mohammed ez Zawwam, "Al Mu'jam Al Jughrafi lil Amakin Allibiya", Dar wa Maktabat Ash Sha'b lin Nashr wa Tazee', Misrata, Libya, 2005. pp.84, 170–171.] the same meaning of the Arabic name, hence, the Arabic name is probably an Arabizing of the Tuareg name.
References
Awinat
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