Al Ajaylat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 32°45′25″N 12°22′34″E / 32.75694, 12.37611
Al Ajaylat العجيلات
Al Ajaylat Location in Libya
Country	Libya
Municipality	An Nuqat al Khams

Al Ajaylat (Arabic: العجيلات) is the name of a region and small city located in Baladiyat An Nuqat al Khams, Libya with an estimated population of about 4,878. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west of Tripoli, Libya. Alternates names: Agelat, Al `Ajaylat, El Agelat, El Ajelat.

[edit] Tribal Groups

The region's tribal groups (qabā’il)^[1] are currently divided into two primary federations or sections, including: (1) Aulād^[2] Hamid, which consists of; Al-e’rīshāt ( العريشات ); Al-ma’īzāt (المعيزات ); Ul-qauādī (القواضى ); and Al-hersheh (الهرشة ): The second section is known as the (2) Aulād Rāshid, which consists of; Aulād Al-Sheikh; and Aulād Rāshid. AULAD ALSHIK (اولاد الشيخ )which consists of AULAD MOUSA اولاد موسى AULD BOZED اولاد ابوزيد ALMASHARA المشارة , ALDRABA الدرباء ,A The total population in the minţaqa (area) Al-A’jēlāt is estimated at about 80,000 individuals scattered among those tribes.

[edit] Economy

The Al-Ajaylat region is most famous for the cultivation of palm trees, olives and various types of vegetables. There is also a medical center.^[3]

[edit] Notes

^ القبائل tribe - Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic p.868
^ "Descendants" – Ibid p.1285
^ There is also a small region of Syria called Al-Ajaylat, and has a population of 1000.