Sabha (city)

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Coordinates: 27°02′N 14°26′E / 27.033, 14.433
Sabha سبها Sebha
Sabha Location in Libya
Country	Libya
Municipality

Sabha (Arabic: سبها) is a city in southwestern Libya with a population of 130,000. It was historically the capital of the Fezzan region and is now capital of the Sabha municipality.^[1]

Sabha is built on a plane sand area next to a picturesque lake, surrounded by palm trees with dates, which has made the city increasingly popular with international tourists. In addition to traditional camel-riding, hiring and driving jeeps to visit the surrounding areas has lately become increasingly popular.

Libya's third biggest city, and growing fast, Sebha's importance is due to its being the air and road transport hub of the Fezzan,a military base, the centre of a remarkable agricultural industry in the desert.

The city is also famous for its Sabha castle, which is the same old castle featured on the reverse of the ten dinars banknote of Libya. This is the former Fortezza Margherita, built during the italian colonization [1]. Currently the Italian-built fort is a military institution.