Bab al-Azizia
Bab al-Azizia was a military barracks and compound situated in the southern suburbs of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It served as the main base for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until its capture by anti-Gaddafi forces on 23 August 2011, during the Battle of Tripoli in the Libyan Civil War.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: barracks
- Also known as“Bāb ‘Azīzīyah”“Bāb al ‘Azīzīyah”“Mu‘askar al ‘Azīzīyah”“ⵍⵄⵣⵉⵣⵉⵢⴰ”
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Bab al-Azizia
- Category: barracks
- Location
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Latitude
32.87814° or 32° 52′ 41″ north
Longitude
13.16822° or 13° 10′ 6″ east
Open location code
8F4MV5H9+77
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bab al-Azizia” goes by many names.
العزيزيةArabic
باب العزيزيةArabic
Bab al-AziziaAsturian
Баб ал-АзизияBulgarian
Bab al-AziziaCatalan
阿齐齐亚兵营Chinese
Báb al-AzízíjaCzech
Bab al-AziziaDutch
Bab al-AziziaEsperanto
באב אל-עזיזיהHebrew
Bab al-AziziaIndonesian
Bab al-AziziyaItalian
Bāb al-ʿAzīziyyaItalian
Bab el-AziziaItalian
バーブ・アズィーズィーヤJapanese
Bab al AziziaJavanese
بابالعزیزیهPersian
Баб аль-АзизияRussian
Баб-эль-АзизияRussian
Баб ал АзизијаSerbian
Баб ел АзизијаSerbian
Báb al-AzízíjaSlovak
Bab al AzizijaSlovenian
Bab al-AziziaSwedish
Баб-аль-АзізіяUkrainian
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