Al-Aziziyah

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‘Aziziya (Anglicized: /əˈziːziːə/; Arabic: العزيزية‎ al-ʿAzīziyyah / al-ʻAzīzīyah / al-ʿazīzīya), sometimes spelled El Azizia, is a small town and it was the capital of the Jafara district in northwestern Libya, 41 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the capital Tripoli. From 1918-22 it was the capital of the Tripolitanian Republic, the first formal republic in the Arab world. Before 2001 it was in the ‘Aziziya District and its capital. ‘Aziziya is a major trade centre of the Sahel Jeffare plateau, being on a trade route from the coast to the Nafusa Mountains and the Fezzan region to the south[citation needed]. As of 2006, the town's population has been estimated at over 23,399.
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Coordinates:   32°31'18"N   13°0'36"E

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  • This place is the hotest on planet earth which recorded a temprature of soaring 67 degree's centigrade this year in 2007 . Whooop Thats........hot !!!
  • JJJKL;'
  • Indeed and still holding, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
  • It's an OVEN!
  • ارض عائلة التير
  • اين انت ياقذاف بومنيار هل لك من ظهور مع جرذانك
  • العزيزية جايتك من بابها يا محرف القرآن وقاتل الأطفال والله أكبر ولله الحمد
  • عاصمة الجمهورية الطرابلسية 1918 -1922
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