Aziziya
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‘Aziziya العزيزية |
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 ‘Aziziya
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| Coordinates: 32°31′51″N 13°01′16″E / 32.53083°N 13.02111°E | |
| Country |
 Libya
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| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Jafara |
| Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 23,399 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
‘Aziziya (Anglicized: /əˈziːziːə/; Arabic: العزيزية al-ʿAzīziyyah / al-ʻAzīzīyah / al-ʿazīzīya), sometimes spelled El Azizia, is a small town and it was the capital of the Jafara district in northwestern Libya, 41 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the capital Tripoli. Before 2001 it was in the ‘Aziziya District and its capital. ‘Aziziya is a major trade centre of the Sahel Jeffare plateau, being on a trade route from the coast to the Nafusa Mountains and the Fezzan region to the south. As of 2006, the town's population has been estimated at over 23,399.
On 13 September 1922, a high temperature of 58 °C (136 °F) was recorded in Al-ʿAzīzīyah. This was long considered the highest temperature ever measured on Earth.
However, that reading was controversial:
The coldest temperature recorded in Al-ʿAzīzīyah was −2 °C (28 °F) in February. Al-ʿAzīzīyah has a mean high temperature of 35.5 °C (95.9 °F), a mean temperature of 28.1 °C (82.6 °F), and a mean low temperature of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), making it one of the warmest places in the world. The coldest month, with a mean temperature of 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), is January with a mean high temperature of 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) and a mean low temperature of 8.8 °C (47.8 °F), and the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 39.2 °C (102.6 °F), a mean high temperature of 47.4 °C (117.3 °F), and a mean low temperature of 31 °C (88 °F).
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