Al Wigh
ألويغ Al Wyg | |
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  Al Wigh Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 24°14′42.31″N 14°33′57.95″E / 24.2450861°N 14.5660972°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Murzuq |
| Elevation | 1,558 ft (475 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 300 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Al Wigh is a small desert oasis airfield located in the Sahara Desert, army outpost[1] and military base[2] in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. It is about 975 kilometres south of the country's capital, Tripoli,[3] and about 500 kilometres from the Niger-Chad border.[2]
The base was the site of several small confrontations in the Southern Libyan Desert campaign in the 2011 Libyan civil war between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces (mainly Toubou tribesmen) and loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces.[2][4]
- ^ Levinson, Charles (21 July 2011). "Libyan Rebels Advance on a Gadhafi Stronghold". The Wall Street Journal. Zintan, Libya. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Mzioudet, Houda (17 February 2013). "Journey Into the Safest Southwestern Libya Region". The Tripoli Post. Libya. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Al Wigh map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Daragahi, Borzou (28 November 2013). "Libya's border security struggles against people smugglers". Financial Times. al-Wigh, Libya. Retrieved 25 August 2014.