| ʿAyn al Ghazāyā الغزايا Ghezaia |
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ʿAyn al Ghazāyā
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| Country | Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nalut |
| Elevation | 1,945 ft (592 m) |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
ʿAyn al Ghazaya[1] (Arabic: الغزايا) is a village in Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies on a crossroads on the Wazzin–Nalut road on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
ʿAyn al Ghazaya was a Gaddafi stronghold during the 2011 Libyan civil war, and provided a base for loyalist troops in the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign.[2] After the some 5,000 inhabitants were removed to Tripoli, it was captured by the rebel forces on 29 July 2011.[2]
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