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