Jikhara
إجخرة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 29°17′N 21°38′E / 29.283°N 21.633°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Cyrenaica |
District | Al Wahat |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 4,117 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 67 |
Jikharra (إجخرة Ijkharrah) is a desert oasis town formerly in the Al Wahat District, Cyrenaica region, in north-eastern Libya.[2] Prior to 2007, it was in the Ajdabiya District. After 2015[3] it was in Jikharra District (بلدية إجخرة).[4]
In 1929, during the Second Italo-Senussi War, a battle took place in the desert near the town at Al-Koz and Abu Athila, in which 241 Senussi fighters were killed.[5]