Sabha, Libie

Sabha (Arabic: سبها‎ Sabhā) is a ceety in soothwastren Libie wi a population o 130,000. It wis historically the caipital o the Fezzan region an is nou caipital o the Sabha Destrict.^[1]

Owerview

Sabha is biggit on a plain saund aurie next tae a picturesque Lake Gaberoun, surroondit bi palm trees wi dates, which haes made the ceety increasingly popular wi internaitional tourists. In addition tae traditional camel-ridin, hirin an drivin jeeps tae veesit the surroondin auries haes acome increasingly popular. Wi a relatively lairge population, an growin fast, Sabha's importance is due tae its bein the air an road transport hub o the Fezzan, a military base, an the centre o a remarkable agricultural industry in the desert.

Sabha is famous for the Fort Elena castle,^[2] which is the castle featurt on the reverse o the ten dinars banknote o Libie. Fort Elena wis previously kent as Fortezza Margherita, biggit durin the Italian colonial period. Currently the Italian-biggit fort is a military institution.

Sabha is kent as the place whaur Libian leader Muammar al-Gaddafi annoonced "the dawn o the era o the masses".^[3]

Military

In a 2004 report bi the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Sabha base wis linked wi Libie's nuclear wappens programme.^[4]

Seba Oasis, near Sabha, wis the test site o the OTRAG rockets, efter launchin wis nae langer possible in Shaba North in Zaire (nou Democratic Republic o Congo). In Seba Oasis on Mairch 1, 1981 an OTRAG rocket wi a maximum heicht o 50 km (31 mi) wis launched.

Transport

An 800 km (500 mi) lang railwey haes been proposed frae Sabha tae the port o Misrata for iron ore transport.^[5] This railwey coud continue tae Niger an ayont.

See an aa

Railway stations in Libie

References

↑ Francesca Davis DiPiazza (2006). Libya in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0822525496.
↑ Martin, B. G. (1984) "Ahmad Rasim Pasha and the Fazzan Slave Trade, 1881-1896" pp. 64-65 in Willis, John Ralph (ed.) (1984) Slaves and Slavery in Muslim Africa: The Servile Estate Cass, London, pp. 51-82, ISBN 0-7146-3201-5
↑ Vanderwalle, Dirk J. (1998). Libya Since Independence: oil and state-building. London: I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-86064-264-0.
↑ Griffiths, Katherine (2007) "Libya stalls on pledge to destroy stock of uranium" The Daily Telegraph 13 August 2007, p. 16
↑ Xinhua News Agency (2008) "Chinese win Libya rail bidding" International Herald Tribune 19 February 2008, Finance Section, p. 13

Coordinates: 27°02′20″N 14°25′35″E / 27.03889°N 14.42639°E / 27.03889; 14.42639

[1] Francesca Davis DiPiazza (2006). Libya in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0822525496.

[2] Martin, B. G. (1984) "Ahmad Rasim Pasha and the Fazzan Slave Trade, 1881-1896" pp. 64-65 in Willis, John Ralph (ed.) (1984) Slaves and Slavery in Muslim Africa: The Servile Estate Cass, London, pp. 51-82, ISBN 0-7146-3201-5

[3] Vanderwalle, Dirk J. (1998). Libya Since Independence: oil and state-building. London: I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-86064-264-0.

[4] Griffiths, Katherine (2007) "Libya stalls on pledge to destroy stock of uranium" The Daily Telegraph 13 August 2007, p. 16

[5] Xinhua News Agency (2008) "Chinese win Libya rail bidding" International Herald Tribune 19 February 2008, Finance Section, p. 13

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