Sabkhat Ghuzayyil
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Sabkhat Ghuzayyil is Libya
's lowest point at 47 meters (154 feet) below sea level, and is just southeast of the Gulf of Sidra
. It is located in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica
region in northeastern Libya.
The area is dry today but in the Holocene Wet Phase it was flooded.
Ajdabiya
is the main city in the area which is located just northeast of the coastal areas below sea level. Brega
is a smaller city located more westerly near the shore and is wedged between the sea and these low lying lands.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
's lowest point at 47 meters (154 feet) below sea level, and is just southeast of the Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte or the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis .- Geography :The Gulf of Sidra has been a major centre for tuna fishing in the Mediterranean for centuries...
. It is located in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
region in northeastern Libya.
The area is dry today but in the Holocene Wet Phase it was flooded.
Ajdabiya
Ajdabiya
Ajdabiya was one of the districts of Libya. It lay in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital was Ajdabiya. As of 2007 it was subsumed within the enlarged Al Wahat District....
is the main city in the area which is located just northeast of the coastal areas below sea level. Brega
Brega
Brega may refer to:*Brega , an inhabited location in Libya**Marsa Brega Airport, the airport for Brega-People:...
is a smaller city located more westerly near the shore and is wedged between the sea and these low lying lands.