وادي المقطوعة
The place
وادي المقطوعة ("Wadi Al-Maqtu'a", "Cut valley") in the Cyrenaica region, Ajdabiya/Al Marj area (northeastern Libya, Sirte-Cyrenaica transition plain, Libya), at 118 m elevation, on the coastal plain. Continuous Libya cluster (batches 343-350, 4 listings). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Libya absent from the country database. An Arabic wadi, a typical dry riverbed in the semi-arid Sirte region (Sirte facing the Gulf of Sidra, birthplace of Gaddafi, born 1942), in an area of semi-arid subtropical steppe (150-300 mm/year, in the Jebel Akhdar-Sahara transition zone), and home to Ajdabiya (site of the 2011 battle between Libyan rebels and Gaddafi forces, the third line of defence, decided by NATO airstrikes).
The setting
Cyrenaica Ajdabiya/Al Marj NE Libya Sirte-Cyrenaica plain Libya 118 m coastal plain, continuous cluster batches 343-350 4 listings, wadi dry riverbed semi-arid Sirte Gaddafi born 1942, subtropical steppe 150-300 mm/year Jebel Akhdar-Sahara, Ajdabiya 2011 battle rebels vs Gaddafi 3rd line NATO airstrikes decisive, ANOMALY Libya absent.
