'Ayn al Ghazaya
Village in Tripolitania, Libya
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Ê¿Ayn al Ghazaya[1] (Arabic: اÙغزاÙا) is a village in Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies on a crossroads on the WazzinâNalut road on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
History
Ê¿Ayn al Ghazaya was a Gaddafi stronghold during the 2011 Libyan civil war, and provided a base for loyalist troops in the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign.[2] After the some 5,000 inhabitants were removed to Tripoli, it was captured by the rebel forces on 29 July 2011.[2]
