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Sabha
سبها Sabhā, Slave city | |
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 Sebha Bank from Kazem hotel (2010) | |
  Sabha Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 27°02′20″N 14°25′35″E / 27.03889°N 14.42639°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Sabha |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,028 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 1 |
Sabha or Sebha /ˈsɛb.hɑː/ (Arabic: سَبْهَا, romanized: Sabhā) is an oasis city in southwestern Libya,[2] approximately 640 kilometres (400 mi) south of Tripoli.[3] It was historically the capital of the Fezzan region and the Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory and is the capital of the Sabha District.[4] Sabha Air Base, south of the city, is a Libyan Air Force installation that is home to multiple MiG-25 aircraft.[5]
Sabha was where the erstwhile ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, grew up and received secondary education and where he also later became involved in political activism.[6] After the Libyan Civil War and the resultant instability in the country, Sabha reportedly grew in importance as a slave auctioning town.[7] However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public.[8] The city was seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019,[9][10] but some politicians in the area switched their loyalty to the Government of National Accord (GNA) in May 2020.[11]
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- ^ Malcolm, Peter; Losleben, Elizabeth (2004). Libya. Marshall Cavendish. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7614-1702-6.
- ^ Walt, Vivienne. "The Capture of Gaddafi's Son: The Reformer Who Refused to Reform Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine." TIME. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ Francesca Davis DiPiazza (2006). Libya in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-8225-2549-6.
- ^ Libya: Ministry of Defense: Air Force: Air Order of Battle Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ Blundy, David; Lycett, Andrew (1987). Qaddafi and the Libyan Revolution. Boston and Toronto: Little Brown & Co. ISBN 978-0-316-10042-7.
- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (10 April 2017). "Migrants from west Africa being 'sold in Libyan slave markets'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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- ^ "Libya: Haftar's LNA Captures The Southern City Of Sabha". Al Shahid News. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Golden, Rabia (5 May 2020). "Activists and officials from Sabha announce support to GNA". The Libya Observer.
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