براكة تاتي
The place
براكة تاتي (Baraka Taty "Baraque Tati") in Ajdabiya province, Ajdabiya/Marj sector (coastal Cyrenaica, eastern Mediterranean coast of Libya, Libya), at 143 m elevation, Mediterranean coastal plain. Continuous Libya cluster (batches 341-390, 2 entries). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Libya missing. Traditional Libyan Arab semi-permanent tin shack (Ajdabiya, pop. 100,000, central Cyrenaica hub + Marj, pop. 100,000, iconic coastal centre + Cyrene UNESCO 1982 Greco-Libyan site founded by Battos 631 BC, iconic + Ghadames UNESCO 1986 oasis + Sabratha UNESCO 1982 Phoenician-Roman + Leptis Magna UNESCO 1982 Roman, Septimius Severus + heritage of the Libyan Amazigh Berbers (Nafusa/Zuwara peoples, Tamazight language, 300,000, 5% minority in Libya) + Ottoman heritage 1551-1911, four centuries + Italian colonization 1911-1943 + Gaddafi 1969-2011, 42-year dictator, executed 20 October 2011 in Sirte + 2011 civil war + East/West divide 2014-2020, GNA/LNA Haftar).
The setting
Ajdabiya, Ajdabiya/Marj, coastal Cyrenaica, E Libya, 143 m, Mediterranean coastal plain, continuous cluster batches 341-390, 2 entries, semi-permanent Libyan Arab tin shack + Ajdabiya 100,000 Cyrenaica + Marj 100,000 + Cyrene UNESCO 1982 Greco-Libyan, Battos 631 BC + Ghadames UNESCO 1986 oasis + Sabratha UNESCO 1982 Phoenician-Roman + Leptis Magna UNESCO 1982 Roman, Septimius Severus, Amazigh Nafusa/Zuwara Tamazight 300,000, 5% LY + Ottomans 1551-1911, 4 centuries + Italian rule 1911-1943 + Gaddafi 1969-2011, 42 years, executed 20 Oct 2011 Sirte + 2011 war + 2014-2020 divide GNA/LNA Haftar, ANOMALY: Libya missing.
