Ubari

Ubari أوباري Awbari
Town
An Ubari oasis lake, with native grasses and date palms.
Ubari Location in Libya
Coordinates: 26°35′N 12°46′E / 26.583°N 12.767°E / 26.583; 12.767
Country	Libya
Region	Fezzan
District	Wadi al Hayaa
Elevation [1]	1,535 ft (468 m)
Population  (2009)
• Total	35,000
Time zone	UTC+2
License Plate Code	24

Ubari or Awbari (Berber language: Ubari or Awbari; Arabic: أوباري, romanized: ‘Awbārī) is a Tuareg Berber–speaking oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Idehan Ubari, a Libyan section of the Sahara Desert. It was the capital of the former baladiyah (district) called Awbari, in the southwest of the country.