Ras Ejder

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Ras Ejder Ra's Ajdir
—  Town  —
Ras Ejder
Coordinates: 33°08′52″N 11°33′59″E / 33.1479, 11.5665
Country	Libya

Ras Ejder is a small coastal town on the border between Tunisia and Libya and Libya's most northerly point.

[edit] Science

It is the site of an experimental station for Wind Power and Solar Power for desalination^{[1] [2]}

[edit] Transport

The town is a major transport hub for trade by road between Tunisia and Libya. Between 15th February - 15th March 2007 21,758 foreigners entered and 8112 left through Ras Ejder^[3].

Ras Ejder is a likely border station on the new Libyan Railways which is under construction in 2007.

[edit] References

1. ^ Science Direct.
2. ^ [26 May 2005] Hybrid wind/PV and conventional power for desalination in Libya—GECOL's facility for medium and small scale research at Ras Ejder. DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.021. 
3. ^ Libyan Entry & Exit Statistics Feb-Mar 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.