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Tajura (Arabic: تاجوراء, romanized: Tājūrā), also spelt Tajoura, is a town in north-western Libya, and baladiyah in the Tripoli Muhafazah, on the Mediterranean coast 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tripoli.[2]

Tajura
تاجوراء
Tajura
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E
Country Libya
MuhafazahGreater Tripoli
BaladiyahTajura
Government
  Governing bodyTajura Municipal Council
Elevation
6 m (22 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total325,836
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
1913 map with Tajura (spelled Tagiura), on the Mediterranean in the Tripolitania region.
1913 map with Tajura (spelled Tagiura), on the Mediterranean in the Tripolitania region.
Tajura Oasis in 1913.
Tajura Oasis in 1913.
Murad Agha Mosque in Tajura
Murad Agha Mosque in Tajura

From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the Tajura wa Arba' District. 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 established a base at Tajura in 1531.[3] Under the command of Hayreddin Barbarossa, 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. Tripoli was captured in the Siege of Tripoli.

Tajura was the center of Libya's nuclear research, with a 10 megawatt reactor, built by the Soviet Union, which came online in 1981.[4]

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



Tourism in Tajura



Tajura Sports Centre



References


  1. 15 years and older (Libyan and non-Libyan) see bsc.ly
  2. Ham, Anthony (2002) "East of Tripoli: Tajura to Al-Khoms" Libya Lonely Planet, Hawthorn, Victoria, Canada, page 133, ISBN 0-86442-699-2
  3. Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (2005) A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period page 192
  4. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2005) SIPRI Yearbook 2005: Armaments, disarmament and international security Humanities Press, New York, page 636, OCLC 2211125

На других языках


[de] Tagiura

Tagiura, auch Tajoura (arabisch تاجوراء, DMG Tāǧūrāʾ) ist eine Stadt in Libyen an der Mittelmeerküste im Munizip Tripolis,[1] 14 km östlich von Tripolis und in der Region Tripolitanien.[2]
- [en] Tajura

[ru] Таджура (город)

Таджура (Тажура) (араб. تاجوراء‎) — город в муниципалитетеТаджура-ва-Эль-Навахи-Эль-Арба в Ливии с центром в Триполи. С 2001 по 2007 годы Таджура была центром муниципалитета Таджура-ва-Эль-Навахи-Эль-Арба.



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