Al Aziziyah
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Al Aziziyah or Azizia , town, NW Libya, near Tripoli. It is a major trade center of the Jifarah plain. The highest shade temperature on earth, 136°F (57.8°C), was recorded there.
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