Rashida[1] (Rasceda[2]) is a desert village in the Jalo oasis of the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya. It is about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) southwest of the town of Jalu. In 1951, the population was reported as about 600.[3]
Rashida
اَلرَّشِيدَة Rasceda | |
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Village | |
  Rashida Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 29°1′N 21°31′E / 29.017°N 21.517°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Al Wahat |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
References
edit- ^ Rāshidah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Rasceda (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Walton, Kenneth (1952) "The Aberdeen University Expedition to Cyrenaica, 1951: Part 2: The oasis of Jalo" Scottish Geographical Magazine 68(3): pp. 110–119, page 118
External links
edit- "Rashida Map — Satellite Images of Rashida" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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