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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: barracks
- Also known as: “Bāb ‘Azīzīyah”, “Bāb al ‘Azīzīyah”, “Bab al `Aziziyah”, and “Mu‘askar al ‘Azīzīyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Castle Museum and Marcus Aurelius Arch.
Red Castle Museum
Museum
Photo: Libiya11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Red Castle Museum, also known as As-saraya Al-hamra Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli or Jamahiriya Museum, is a national museum in Libya.
Marcus Aurelius Arch
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman triumphal arch in the city of Oea, modern Tripoli, Libya, where it is found near the northeastern entrance to the Medina. Marcus Aurelius Arch is situated 2½ km north of Bab al-Azizia.
Gurgi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Jaw101ie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gurgi Mosque is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Tripoli, Libya. The mosque lies in the heart of old Tripoli as part of a complex of historic buildings. Gurgi Mosque is situated 2½ km north of Bab al-Azizia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tripoli.
Tripoli
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Tripoli is the capital, largest city, principal harbour and biggest commercial and manufacturing centre of the North African country of Libya. Tripoli is in the north-west of Libya on the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to about 1.3 million people…
Bab al-Azizia
- Category: barracks
- Location: Tripoli, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bab al-Azizia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب العزيزية”
- Asturian: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Bulgarian: “Баб ал-Азизия”
- Catalan: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Chinese: “阿齐齐亚兵营”
- Czech: “Báb al-Azízíja”
- Dutch: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Esperanto: “Bab al-Azizia”
- French: “Bab al Azaziyah”
- French: “Bab al-Azizia”
- French: “Bab Azizia”
- French: “caserne de Bab el-Aziziya”
- German: “Bab al Azaziye”
- German: “Bab al Azizija”
- German: “Bab al-Asisija”
- German: “Bab al-Azizija”
- German: “Bab al-Aziziya”
- German: “Bab el Asisija”
- German: “Burg der Furcht”
- German: “Festung der Furcht”
- German: “Schloss der Angst”
- Hebrew: “באב אל-עזיזיה”
- Indonesian: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Italian: “Bab al-Aziziya”
- Italian: “Bāb al-ʿAzīziyya”
- Italian: “Bab el-Azizia”
- Japanese: “バーブ・アズィーズィーヤ”
- Persian: “بابالعزیزیه”
- Russian: “Баб аль-Азизия”
- Russian: “Баб-аль-Азизия”
- Russian: “Баб-эль-Азизия”
- Serbian: “Баб ал Азизија”
- Serbian: “Баб ел Азизија”
- Slovak: “Báb al-Azízíja”
- Slovenian: “Bab al Azizija”
- Spanish: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Swedish: “Bab al-Azizia”
- Ukrainian: “Баб-аль-Азізія”
- “Bab al Azizia”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corinthia Hotel Tripoli and Maqbarah Sayyidī Munaydar al Islāmīyah.
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