Tajura
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Tajura تاجوراء |
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 Tajura
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| Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Muhafazah | Greater Tripoli |
| Baladiyah | Tajura |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Tajura Municipal Council |
| Elevation | 6 m (22 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 48,836 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E
Tajura (Arabic: تاجوراء Tājūrā’), also spelt Tajoura, is a town in north-western Libya, and baladiyah in the Tripoli Muhafazah, on the Mediterranean coast 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Tripoli.
From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the Tajura wa Arba' District. Tajura is also known to be the most anti-Gaddafi district in Tripoli and had high casualties in the Libyan revolution.
The Ottoman Turks established a base at Tajura in 1531. Under the command of Khayr al-Din, the site was selected for its proximity to Tripoli which had come under the Knights of Malta in 1530 when Charles V of Spain, as King of Sicily, had given them Tripoli, Gozo and Malta. Tripoli was captured in the Siege of Tripoli.
Tajura was the center of Libya's nuclear research, with a 10 megawatt reactor, built by the Soviet Union, which came online in 1981.
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