Al Wahat
الواحات | |
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 Fatimid castle | |
 Map of Libya with Al Wahat district highlighted | |
| Country | Libya |
| Capital | Ajdabiya |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 164,718 |
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| License Plate Code | 12, 16, 67 |
Al Wahat or The Oases (Arabic: الواحات Al Wāḥāt, English: The Oases), occasionally spelt Al Wahad or Al Wahah (English: The Oasis) is one of the districts of Libya.[2][3][4] Its capital and largest city is Ajdabiya. The district is home to much of Libya's petroleum extraction economic activity.
- ^ 2006 Census 164,718 at "Al Wahah - Libyan Population". African Development Bank. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016.; 179,155 at "الواحات (Population statistics 2006: Al-Wahat)" (in Arabic). General Information Authority, Government of Libya. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.; and Statoids reports 177,047 "Districts of libya". statoids.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Districts of libya". statoids.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Statesman's Yearbook 2006
- ^ "شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya" (in Arabic). G.P.C.O. of the Government of Libya. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.