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Kikla (Arabic: ككلة) is a town of approximately 10,000 inhabitants in Libya, most of whom are arab and some Berber (Amazigh) descent, and is approximately 150 kilometres south-west of the country's capital, Tripoli.[2] It was also a battleground during the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign of the Libyan Civil War. Kikla is also home to three older cities: Sidi Omer, Zawit Abu Madi and Ijhish. Other towns within Kikla are Likhzour (Arabic: لخزور), Takbal (Arabic: تكبال), Awlad Issa (Arabic: أولاد عيسى), Awlad Omran (Arabic: أولاد عمران), Mzaida (Arabic: المزايدة), Awlad Boziry (Arabic: أولاد بوزيري), Awlad Saeed (Arabic: أولاد سعيد), Awlad Sidi Omar (Arabic: أولاد سيدي عمر) and Amzir (Arabic: أمزير), the later in Berber languages(Tamazight) means waterfall. On 14 June 2011 Kikla was recaptured by the rebels.[3]
Kikla
ككلة | |
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Town | |
  Kikla Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′06″N 12°41′40″E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Jabal al Gharbi |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 53 |
See also
- List of cities in Libya
References
- Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 119.
- Gaddafi's forces withdraw from Kikla, 150 km SW of Tripoli
- "Libya rebels make gains against Gadhafi forces in Tripoli - Haaretz Com". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
External links
| Jabal al Gharbi District, Libya | ||
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На других языках
[de] Kikla
Kikla (arabisch ككلة) ist eine libysche Stadt mit ungefähr 10.000 Einwohnern.- [en] Kikla
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