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unusual facts about Atiq Mosque, Awjila


Al-Kabir mosque

Atiq Mosque, Awjila, a mosque in the oasis village of Awjila in the Sahara desert of the Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya


Atiq Mosque, Awjila

The Arabs launched a campaign against the Byzantine Empire soon after Muhammad died in 632, quickly conquering Syria, Persia and Egypt.

Awjila

The main stations between Benghazi and the southern terminal at Abéché were the assembly point at Awjila / Jalu where the caravans were made up, and the center at Kufra where food and water could be obtained.

Berber languages

Within Northern Berber, however, he recognizes a break in the continuum between Zenati and their non-Zenati neighbors; and in the east, he recognizes a division between Ghadamès and Awjila on the one hand and Sokna (Fuqaha, Libya), Siwa, and Djebel Nefusa on the other.


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