Asbi'ah

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Asbi'ah
Asbi'ah Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°31′N 13°10′E / 32.517, 13.167
Country	Libya
Municipality	Al Aziziyah

Asbi'ah (Arabic: إسبيعة‎)is a town in Libya located approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) south of Tripoli, the country's capital.

Situated in a transitional steppe zone on the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert, Asbi'ah is 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Al Aziziyah, where on September 13, 1922, the temperature reached 57.8°C (136 °F), the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

Asbi'ah is at 32°31′N, 13°10′E.

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