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Tajura ( ar, تاجوراء, translit=Tājūrā), also spelt ''Tajoura'', is a town in north-western
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
, and
baladiyah
Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality". The plural is baladiyat (). Grammatically, it is the feminine of "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah ( ...
in the
Tripoli Muhafazah
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*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
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, on the
Mediterranean
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coast east of
Tripoli
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* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
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.
From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the
Tajura wa Arba' District
Tajura ( ar, تاجوراء, translit=Tājūrā), also spelt ''Tajoura'', is a town in north-western Libya, and baladiyah in the Tripoli Muhafazah, on the Mediterranean coast east of Tripoli.
From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the ...
. Tajura is also known to be the most anti-Gaddafi district in Tripoli and had high casualties in the Libyan revolution.
History
The
Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
established a base at Tajura in 1531. Under the command of
Hayreddin Barbarossa
Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...
, the site was selected for its proximity to Tripoli which had come under the
Knights of Malta in 1530 when
Charles V of Spain, as King of Sicily, had given them Tripoli,
Gozo and
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. Tripoli was captured in the
Siege of Tripoli
The siege of Tripoli lasted from 1102 until July 12, 1109. It took place on the site of the present day Lebanese city of Tripoli, in the aftermath of the First Crusade. It led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tri ...
.
Tajura was the center of Libya's nuclear research, with a 10 megawatt reactor, built by the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
, which came online in 1981.
[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2005) ''SIPRI Yearbook 2005: Armaments, disarmament and international security'' Humanities Press, New York]
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During the second Libyan Civil War, Tajura has become associated with the insurgency of
101 Battalion.
The name Tajoura is rumoured to be named after a princess who lost her crown. "Taj" meaning crown, and "oura" being the name of the princess, the crown was found in this area and so was named Tajoura (Oura's crown).
Districts of Tajura
* Goot Al-Rumman
* Abe Al Ash'her
* Al-Marouhna
* Al Hamidiya
* Al Kwateb
* Al'aswal
* Awlad Al Turki
* Be'ar Al Sanyaa
* Shatt al-Sidi Othman (Sidi Othman)
* Btisp
* Be'ar Al Osta Milad
* El Atamana
* Dakhla
* Rima
* Diyar Jaber
* Almchai - Aribat - and the cemetery Sahaabi and Hada title Almchai
* Market - the middle
* Goudec
* Punishment (the headquarters of the commander Uqba)
* Al Knadra
* Andilsi
* Shatt span
* al mashin
* Wadi Al Rabie
Tourism in Tajura
* Tajura tourist village Sidi al-Andalus. Used occasionally as a meeting place by Muammar al-Gaddafi. Mainly used as guest house by Teknica (UK) Ltd, and for a short time by Taknia Libya. Demolished in December 2010.
* Village Heroj
* Fish Market
* "Best Fish Restaurants and Takeways in Libya"
* Tajoura city centre (Al- Muzdawaja)
* The palm tree next to the mosque
Tajura Sports Centre
* Club editorial
* Club Abe Al Ash'her
* Club Hamidiya
References
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Populated coastal places in Libya
Oases of Libya
Populated places in Tripoli District
Baladiyat of Libya