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'''El Uweilia''' ({{ |
'''El Uweilia''' ({{langx|ar|العويلية}}) is a village in the [[Jebel Akhdar, Libya|Jebel Akhdar]] mountains foothills region in [[Libya]]. It is located some {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Marj, Libya|Marj]] and {{convert|89|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]]. |
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During the Italian occupation it was known '''Maddalena'''<ref>Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 1, ad-Dar al-Arabiya lil Uloum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012, p.350.</ref> after the Italian aviator {{Interlanguage link multi|Umberto Maddalena|it}}. |
During the Italian occupation it was known '''Maddalena'''<ref>Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 1, ad-Dar al-Arabiya lil Uloum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012, p.350.</ref> after the Italian aviator {{Interlanguage link multi|Umberto Maddalena|it}}. |
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 4 November 2024
El Uweilia
العويلية | |
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  El Uweilia Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′21″N 20°59′19″E / 32.55583°N 20.98861°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| District | District |
| Population (1995)[1] | |
• Total | 7,508 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
El Uweilia (Arabic: العويلية) is a village in the Jebel Akhdar mountains foothills region in Libya. It is located some 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Marj and 89 km (55 mi) west of Bayda.
During the Italian occupation it was known Maddalena[2] after the Italian aviator Umberto Maddalena.
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