Ras Ajdir, alternatively Ras Jdir or Ras Ejder ( ar, 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.
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.
Ras Ajdir is a likely border station on the new
Libyan Railways
Libyan railways are the Italian colonial railways in Italian Libya. They are related to the development of the railways in the Italian colonial empire. This history started with the opening in 1888 of a short section of line in Italian Eritrea, an ...
line, which is under construction in 2007. An agreement has been signed for a link to
Tunisian Railways
Tunisian may refer to:
* Someone or something connected to Tunisia
*Tunisian Arabic
* Tunisian people
* Tunisian cuisine
* Tunisian culture
Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethn ...
. The nearest Tunisian railhead, albeit of , is at
Gabès
Gabès (, ; ar, قابس, ), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, is the capital city of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès. With a population of 152,921, Gabès is the 6th largest ...
.
Libyan civil war
In 2011, during the
Libyan Civil War
Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. The ...
, rebel forces attempted to take control of the crossing from loyalist forces.
On 27 August, the border town was secured by the
National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council of Libya ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإنتقالي '), sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, was the ''de facto'' government of Libya for a period during and after the Libyan Civil War ...
forces.
See also
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Railway stations in Libya
There were few railway stations built in Libya during the 20th century. The ones that were built were done so by the Italians from the 1920s as part of their colonial administration. Today there are no functioning railway stations active in the cou ...
Demographics
As of 2019, the population of the small coastal town of Ra's Ajdir is 6,469 people consisting of 6,023 Libyans, 306, Tunisians, 87 Algerians, 31 Italians, 9 Chadians, 7 Egyptians, and 6 Maltese.
References
Libya–Tunisia border crossings
Port cities and towns in Libya
Populated places in Nuqat al Khams District
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