Qabr Umm al Hishah

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Qabr Umm al Hīshah
قبر أم الهيشة
Town
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Qabr Umm al Hīshah
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 30°09′02″N020°03′15″E / 30.15056°N 20.05417°E / 30.15056; 20.05417
CountryFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Region Cyrenaica
District Al Wahat
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)

Qabr Umm al Hishah is a desert oasis town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya. [1]

Prior to 1983, the town was part of Al Khalji Governorate. After 1983 it was part of the Ajdabiya baladiyah. From 1998 to 2001, it was part of Al Wahat District along with the rest of the old Ajdabiya baladiyah. It became part of the new Ajdabiya District in 2001, but was subsumed back into the enlarged Al Wahat District in 2007.

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