Rashida, Libya Explained

Official Name:Rashida
Other Name:Rasceda
Native Name:اَلرَّشِيدَة
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Libya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Libya
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cyrenaica
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:29.0167°N 52°W

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 3.7km (02.3miles) southwest of the town of Jalu. In 1951, the population was reported as about 600.[3]

References

  1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. 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

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