الخميس، 7 يونيو 2007

my home town ; AJDABIYA

Description:
Ajdabiyah is in eastern Libya 18 km inland from the coastline of the Gulf of Sirt.It lies on the Mediterranean coastal trade route as well as at the start of a 200 km route inland to the Ujlah Oasis. Ajdabiyah has a good source of fresh water and has thus been an important locale since Roman times, when a garrison was established at the site. The city flourished during the Fatimid period of the 10th century.Two buildings remain that date from the Fatimid dynasty: a qasr, or fortress, and a mosque. The buildings have been documented by travelers throughout history and were excavated in the 1950s and 1970s.
Did You Know : That Ajdabiya once was the capital of Libya ? historic resources tell us that After the decree establishing the autonomy of Cyrenaique(Barqah) on 31 October 1919, the Italians ( who were occupying Libya at that time ) granted Idriss el Senoussi as Emir on 25 October 1919, but with authority only on the regions of Koufrah, Djarabouh, Audjila and Djalo, with Ajdabiya (Adjedabia , Agedabia) as the CAPITAL. The text of the treaty states that the Emir was allowed to hoist his flag along with the Italian one, but does not describe the flag. The Senoussis used mostly black or white flags ornamented with Quran verses. The flags had sometimes a coloured border. The treaty was denounced by the Italians in 1920. The 1947 flag is a black field with crescent and star. It might have been the 1919 flag but there is no historical evidence for that. roll your mouse over the picture to see the 2 versions that one of them supposed to be Cyrenaique's flag in 1919 when Ajdabiya was the capital
About the city - Location : 30.48 North, 20.15 East... 157km's south west of Benghazi . Population : 177 366 ( 2004 ) . Time zone : (G.M.T +2 hr ) . Famous Historians & Adventurers Visited and Wrote About The City :
Agostino Cervelli
Italian Adventurer ,visited Ajdabiya in 1812 and talked about four buildings in it and made Sketches for them.
Jean Raymond Pach
French adventurer,who visited the city in 1824 and made the famous painting of the Ajdabiya Palace.
James Hamilton
English adventurer, came to Ajdabiya in 1852, and described many buildings including the palace &the mosque.
Gerhard Rohlfs
German adventurer, came to Ajdabiyain 1869,did'nt add anything new to his ancestor colleague.
G.A.Freund
came to Ajdabiya in 1881.
E.De Agostini
who wrote a book about Libya in the year 1922-1923 and he mentioned Ajdabiya and it's history.