| Official Name: | Ain Zara |
| Native Name: | عين زارة |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Libya |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Libya |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Libya |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tripoli |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ain Zara |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Population Blank2: | Sunni Islam Christianity (historical) |
| Timezone: | UTC+2 |
| Coordinates: | 32.8133°N 13.2697°W |
| Elevation M: | 36 |
Ain Zara is a town and oasis in western Libya, located in the region of Tripoli.
In ancient times it was an important agricultural center. In the surroundings of Ain Zara, remnants of a fourth-century Christian necropolis are located.[1]
During the Italo-Turkish War, Ain Zara witnessed the first known use of airplanes in war, with Italian Army Air Corps Blériot XI and Nieuport IV monoplanes bombing the Ottoman camp at Ain Zara.[2]
In the aftermath, Ain Zara was occupied by Italian troops on December 4, 1911 after heavy fighting with Ottoman forces. After capturing Ain Zara, Italian forces fortified the area and built a new railway section that linked Ain Zara to Tripoli.[3] [4]
In later history, during the Second Libyan Civil War, about 400 prisoners escaped from a prison in the town on September 2, 2018 amid fighting between rival militias for control of the area.[5]