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Town in Tripolitania, Libya
for the women. Ghadames lies roughly 462 km (287 mi) to the southwest of Tripoli, near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. Ghadames borders Illizi Province
Ghadames
Former district of Libya
Ghadames or Ghadamis (Arabic: غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ġdāməs) was a district of Libya until 2007. Its territory is now part of Nalut District. It was
Ghadames_District
Berber language spoken in Libya
Ghadamès (also called Ghadamsi or Ghadamsian) is an Eastern Berber language that is spoken in, and named after, the oasis town of Ghadames in the Nalut
Ghadamès_language
Family of languages and dialects Indigenous to North Africa
Tamazight) Northwestern Moroccan (Ghomara, Sanhaja de Srair) Zenatic Kabyle Ghadamès (likely related to Djebel Nefusa) Awjila The Zenatic block is typically
Berber_languages
Ghadames Air (IATA: NJ, ICAO:GMS) is a Libyan airline based at Mitiga International Airport. In July 2024, the commercial director of Ghadames Air was
Ghadames_Air_Transport
Archaeological museum in Ghadames, Libya
The Ghadames Museum is an archaeological museum located in Ghadames, Libya. With its multiple wings, the museum specializes in Berber history and area
Ghadames_Museum
Airport in Ghadames, Libya
Ghadames Airport (IATA: LTD, ICAO: HLTD), located 12.1 miles (19.5 km) east of Ghadames, is a civilian and military airport in Libya. Currently, Libyan
Ghadames_Airport
Province of Libya
stamps and postal history of Fezzan and Ghadames List of French possessions and colonies Germa Museum Fezzan-Ghadames (French Administration) Fazzan Basin
Fezzan
International airport serving Tripoli, Libya
"Libya's Ghadames Air Transport deploys its A320 onto regional routes". Retrieved 13 February 2026. Nadalet, Ivan (30 September 2015). "Libya's Ghadames Air
Mitiga_International_Airport
of Ghadames took place between 1404 and 1405. It opposed the forces of the Hafsid caliph Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II to those of the city of Ghadames. The
Hafsid_invasion_of_Ghadames
Leptis Magna Sabratha Cyrene Tadrart Acacus Ghadames The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites
List of World Heritage Sites in Libya
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Libya
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ghadames, Libya
The Old town of Ghadames (Arabic: مدينة غدامس القديمة) is the old city of the modern city of Ghadames, Libya and one of Libya's major desert cities. Called
Old_town_of_Ghadames
1947–1951 French rule of southwestern Libya as part of the Allied administration
The Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory was a territory in the southern part of Italian Libya which was occupied and administered by Free France from 1943
Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory
Fezzan-Ghadames_Military_Territory
Country in North Africa
peaceful agreement between the rival parties in Libya. The so-called Geneva-Ghadames talks were supposed to bring the GNC and the Tobruk government together
Libya
Series of attacks on Ghadames, Libya in 2011
Transitional Council-administered desert oasis town of Ghadames, Libya, during the Libyan Civil War. Ghadames, an oasis town with a population of around 10,000
Raid_on_Ghadames
Group of Berber languages spoken in Libya and Egypt
and Egypt. They include the Awjila, Sokna, Fezzan (El-Fogaha), Siwi, and Ghadamès languages, though it is not clear that they form a valid genealogical group
Eastern_Berber_languages
1943–1951 Anglo–French administration
Libya (UN administration after 1949) French Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (UN administration after 1949) The Allied administration was administered
Allied administration of Libya
Allied_administration_of_Libya
Mosque in Ghadames, Libya
located in Ghadames, Libya. Originally constructed in 1258 CE, it is one of the main and largest mosques of the old town of Ghadames. Ghadames has over
Atiq_Mosque_(Ghadames)
Reconstructed ancestor of the Berber languages
phoneme. Tuareg and Ghadames also have /o/, which seems to have evolved from /u/ by vowel harmony in Tuareg and from *aʔ in Ghadames. Allati has reconstructed
Proto-Berber_language
with the main Trans-Saharan routes. It received caravans from Fezzan and Ghadamès, which consisted solely, in the eighteenth century, of gold powder and
Slavery_in_Tunisia
stamp issuers page for details of the project. Dates 1949 – 1951 Capital Ghadames Currency French (100 centimes = 1 franc) Refer Fezzan Dates 1957 – Capital
Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Gh–Gz)
Compendium_of_postage_stamp_issuers_(Gh–Gz)
Afro-Asiatic dialect continuum
uncertain. Some linguists include the Nafusi and Ghadamès languages, while others do not. Most regard Ghadamès as lying outside of Northern Berber, but Ethnologue
Northern_Berber_languages
International airport serving Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia
"Libya's Ghadames Air Transport disposes of sole Fokker 100". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 March 2026. Zaptia, Sami (23 February 2022). "Ghadames Air to resume
Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Tunis–Carthage_International_Airport
provinces: Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan-Ghadames in the southwest. Article 176 of the 1951 constitution of Libya stated
Districts_of_Libya
Place in Tripolitania, Libya
northwestern Libya. Nalut lies approximately halfway between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania
Nalut
c. 650–1930 CE slave trade
since around 1000 BC. These include routes such as the ones from Tripoli–Ghadames–Ghat–Hoggar–Gao connecting modern-day Libya to Nigeria, the Tripoli-Fezzan-Bornu
Trans-Saharan_slave_trade
Traditional province of Libya
(sha'biyat) of Wadi al Shatii, Wadi al Hayaa, Jufra, Ghadames, Murzuq, Sabha and Ghat (some maps allocate Ghadames to the neighbouring region of Tripolitania)
Fezzan_province
Rose-like formation of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte
in southwest Tunisia, as well as the neighboring regions in Algeria and Ghadames, Libya. Local inhabitants extract them and sell them as souvenirs to tourists
Desert_rose_(crystal)
Governorate of Libya
Gharian. Other important towns in the governorate were Yafran, Nalut, Ghadames and Mizda. It was created out of the southwestern part of Tripolitania
Jabal_al_Gharbi_Governorate
Uprising in Tunisia, 1915–1918
men. In January 1915, the Italians advanced from Fort-Polignac toward Ghadames before being forced to seek refuge in Bir Pistor. By February, a second
Khalifa_Ben_Asker's_revolt
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Fezzan and Ghadames, both now part of Libya. Fezzan is a south-western region of modern Libya
Postage stamps and postal history of Fezzan and Ghadames
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Fezzan_and_Ghadames
French soldier and explorer
that could rival Britain. Polignac helped to negotiate the Ghadames treaty of 1862. Ghadames is a mainly Berber town in northwest Libya near the borders
Ludovic_de_Polignac
1949–1951 emirate in Northern Africa
History • Independence 1 March 1949 • Joined Tripolitania and Fezzan-Ghadames to form the Kingdom of Libya 24 December 1951 Currency Egyptian pound Preceded
Emirate_of_Cyrenaica
Multilateral civil war in North Africa
agreement void. A meeting called the Libyan National Conference was planned in Ghadames for organising elections and a peace process in Libya. The conference was
Libyan_civil_war_(2014–2020)
Airport
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Sabha_Airport
such as the dabbaba are more common. In Ghadames, a smaller-sized local variant known as the Andkallel or Ghadames darbuka is traditionally played by women
Music_of_Libya
vernacular. Berber Various Berber languages are also spoken, including Tamahaq, Ghadamès, Nafusi, Zuwara, Yefren, Fezzan, Kufra and Awjilah. Both Berber and Arabic
Languages_of_Libya
Government of the French Republic (Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory) (1944–1946) French Fourth Republic (Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory) (1946–1951) The
National_Emblem_of_Libya
Gestar STAR GESTAR Chile GJT Gestión Aérea Ejecutiva BANJET Spain GHT Ghadames Air Transport Libya GH GLP Globus Airlines GLOBUS Russia GH GHA Ghana Airways
List_of_airline_codes
Queen of the Aurès
ruled a sovereign Berber state from the Aurès Mountains to the oasis of Ghadames (698–703). She is considered one of the most famous figures in the history
Kahina
Nafusi: 184,000 speakers (2006) (3%) Tamahaq: 47,000 speakers (2006) (<1%) Ghadamès: 30,000 speakers (2006) (<1%) Sawknah: 5,600 speakers (2006) (<1%) Awjilah:
Demographics_of_Libya
Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames During the French Administration of the former Southern Military Territory, Fezzan-Ghadames, did not have their own flag
Flag_of_Libya
District of Libya
north-west. Its capital is the city of Nalut. The second most notable city is Ghadames. To the north and west, Nalut district borders Tunisia (Medenine and Tataouine
Nalut_District
Berber ethnic group of the Sahara desert
Mali Ghat Festival in Aghat (Ghat), Libya Le Festival au Désert in Mali Ghadames Tuareg Festival in Libya A Love Apart, was released in 2004 by Bettina
Tuareg_people
City in Agadez Region, Niger
and administration) and Timbuktu, and the North African oases of Ghat, Ghadames, and Tripoli, on the Mediterranean shore. Internal fighting led to the
Agadez
Airport
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Marsa_Brega_Airport
First Lady of Libya from 1970 to 2011
Gaddafi regime figures, cross the border at the south-western Libyan town of Ghadames towards Algeria, which at the time was denied by the Algerian authorities
Safia_Farkash
Italian multinational energy company
majeure, Eni, Sonatrach and BP resumed exploration in their blocks in the Ghadames Basin (A-B) and offshore Block C in August 2023, continuing their contract
Eni
Oil field in Algeria; passage in Algeria
Geologically, it is an outlying part of the Berkine Basin, itself a region of the Ghadames Basin that extends into Tunisia. The surface of the wider environment is
Gassi_Touil
Dynasty of medieval Libya
against Ghadames.[citation needed] Some Arab sources suggest Hafsid involvement, but no clear sources suggest that they were able to capture Ghadames.[citation
Banu_Khurman
Hafsid Sultanate Caliph from 1394 to 1434
continued with the conquest of Derj and the launch of a Hafsid invasion of Ghadames. In the following year, he captured Matmata, and by 1410, he had brought
Abu_Faris_Abd_al-Aziz_II
Capital and most populous city of Libya
the chain of oases in the Aujila depression, Fezzan and the oases of Ghadames and Ghat, separated by sandy and stony wastelands. A 16th century Chinese
Tripoli,_Libya
Fertile area in a desert environment
control of trade on a particular route. For example, the oases of Awjila, Ghadames and Kufra, situated in modern-day Libya, have at various times been vital
Oasis
Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa
Prologue 26 December Marseille 3.5 1 29 December Tripoli Ghadamès 273 539 2 30 December Ghadamès Ghat 609 707 3 31 December Ghat Sabha 446 687 4 1 January
1990_Paris–Dakar_Rally
Airport Brega HLMB LMQ Marsa Brega Airport Derna Martuba Air Base Ghadames HLTD LTD Ghadames Airport Ghat HLGT GHT Ghat Airport Hun HLON HUQ Hun Airport HLJF
List_of_airports_in_Libya
International border
Tripolitania in 1886, which was then extended southwards down to the vicinity of Ghadames in 1892. A treaty of 19 May 1910 then delimited the border in greater detail
Libya–Tunisia_border
British archaeologist
directing several expeditions examining the archaeology of the Fazzan and the Ghadames oasis in Libya. Scholia has an author profile for David Mattingly (archaeologist)
David Mattingly (archaeologist)
David_Mattingly_(archaeologist)
Airport
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Maaten_al-Sarra_Air_Base
Town in Fezzan, Libya
territory covered most of south-western Libya—including Ubari, Sabha and Ghadames, plus south-eastern Algeria (Djanet and Illizi). From the 5th century BC
Ghat,_Libya
Military air base in western Libya
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Al-Watiya_Air_Base
Tripoli Ethnographic Museum of Tripoli Tripoli Germa Museum Fezzan Ghadames Museum Ghadames Islamic Museum of Tripoli Tripoli Janzour Museum Janzur Karamanly
List_of_museums_in_Libya
Airport
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Al_Jufra_Airbase
Lebanese academic (born 1951)
political and social groups in Libya, with the aim of holding a meeting in Ghadames called the Libyan National Conference, for organising elections and to
Ghassan_Salamé
Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa
Prologue 5.5 5.5 1 1 January Tripoli- Ghadamès Liaison 0 604 2 Ghadamès- Ghat Ghadamès- Idri 594 594 2 Ghadamès- Ghat Idri- Ghat 501 501 3 Ghat- Tumu
1991_Paris–Dakar_Rally
trans-Saharan trade routes. In the 1830s – a period when slave trade flourished – Ghadames was handling 2,500 slaves a year. The regency of Tripoli was subjected
Slavery_in_Libya
Historical subdivision of Libya
provinces: Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan-Ghadames in the southwest. After independence, Libya was divided into three governorates
Subdivisions_of_Libya
Topics referred to by the same term
GHT may refer to: Garden hose thread Generalised Hough transform Ghadames Air Transport, Libya, ICAO code Ghat Airport, Libya, IATA code Gilman Housing
GHT
key sites equipped with war relics, monuments and memorials artistic (Ghadames Festival, Ghat Festival, Nalut Spring Festival, Zuwarah Awessu Festival)
Tourism_in_Libya
Governorate of Tunisia
Libya. The tripoint of the three countries is close to the Libyan town of Ghadames which has surrounding it three airstrips, one of which constitutes an airport
Tataouine_Governorate
International border
a treaty with Libya in 1955-6 which altered part of the border between Ghadames and Ghat, thereby enabling more effective administration. Following a war
Algeria–Libya_border
Trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa
of the three central routes was the Ghadames Road, which ran from the Niger River at Gao north to Ghat and Ghadames before terminating at Tripoli. Next
Trans-Saharan_trade
Currency of Libya
LD 20 banknote. The predominantly orange-colored note features a school in Ghadames on the front and the Al-Ateeq mosque and the oasis of Oujla on the back
Libyan_dinar
1870s–1914 European colonisation of Africa
1848) French Protectorate of Tunisia French Protectorate of Morocco Fezzan-Ghadames (1943–1951) (administration given by the UNO after its conquest by Charles
Scramble_for_Africa
Erg in Algeria and Tunisia
900) on the Tunisian and Libyan border. Beyond the Algerian border lies Ghadames in Libya (pop 2005: 9.874) The town is situated directly adjacent to the
Grand_Erg_Oriental
1957 film
was actually in Zliten, Libya. Headquarters for the film were located in Ghadames, where, according to the publicity material, citizens of the local villages
Legend_of_the_Lost
Daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (born 1977)
Gaddafi regime figures, cross the border at the south-western Libyan town of Ghadames towards Algeria, which at the time was denied by the Algerian authorities
Aisha_Gaddafi
British multinational oil and gas company
majeure, BP, Eni and Sonatrach resumed exploration in their blocks in the Ghadames Basin (A-B) and offshore Block C in August 2023, continuing their contract
BP
1934–1943 Italian colony in North Africa
Libyan Spahis camel cavalry of the Italian Colonial Army in Ghadames, 1933
Italian_Libya
Libyan footballer and son of Muammar Gaddafi (born 1973)
Brega Ra's Lanuf raid Fezzan Sabha clashes Fezzan campaign Battle of Sabha Ghadames raid Tripolitania First Tripoli clashes Battle of Misrata First Battle
Al-Saadi_Gaddafi
2011 armed conflict in North Africa
many ways, such as through festivals such as the Ghadames Festival, and also the designation of Ghadames old town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One Tuareg
Libyan_civil_war_(2011)
1942–1951 government in Northern Africa
created 1 March 1949 • UN administration 10 December 1949 • Joined Fezzan-Ghadames to form the Kingdom of Libya (with autonomy for Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
British Military Administration (Libya)
British_Military_Administration_(Libya)
Commune and town in Ouargla Province, Algeria
kilometres (190 mi) to the west, and branches off to the south, reaching Ghadames in Libya and Debdeb in Illizi Province about 180 kilometres (110 mi) to
El_Borma
British explorer
Richardson made an expedition in 1845 from Tunis and Tripoli in Libya to Ghadames and Ghat in Libya in the middle of the Sahara. Here he collected information
James_Richardson_(explorer)
Old city section found in many North African cities
Algiers, a medina named after its fortress Casbah of Dellys Tlemcen Derna Ghadames Gharyan Hun Murzuk Tripoli Waddan Tazirbu Benghazi Asilah Casablanca Chefchaouen
Medina_quarter
that distinguishes it from the adjacent intracratonic Kufra, Murzuk, and Ghadames basins. The area of the Sirte Basin occupies about 230,000 km2, with a
Sirte_Basin
أويا YI OYA FLY OYA Mitiga International Airport Ghadames Air Transport غدامس للطيران NJ GMS GHADAMES AIR Mitiga International Airport Global Aviation
List_of_airlines_of_Libya
Late 2nd / early 3rd century Roman military officer and senator
393333; 13.593333 (Gheria)) and Ghadames (30°08′30.0″N 9°30′30.0″E / 30.141667°N 9.508333°E / 30.141667; 9.508333 (Ghadames)) (J.S. Wacher, The Roman world
Quintus_Anicius_Faustus
reservoir characterisation of the Lower Carboniferous Marar Formation, Ghadames Basin, Western Libya. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 33; 3-18. abstract
QEMSCAN
group of French and Spanish Benedictine monks settled in Ghadames on August 25, 1883. Ghadames society in the 1800s is described by Ulrich Harmann, in
Vilatte_orders
Script used for Berber languages
languages Reconstructed Proto-Berber Eastern Awjila Fezzan Foqaha Sokna Tmessa Ghadamès Jaghbub Kufra Nafusi Jadu Nalut Wazzin Yefren Siwa Northern Zenati Eastern
Tifinagh
Capital Sabha Currency French (100 centimes = 1 franc) Main Article Includes Ghadames See also Algeria; Cyrenaica; French Occupation Issues; Libya; Tripolitania
Compendium of postage stamp issuers (F)
Compendium_of_postage_stamp_issuers_(F)
Surname list
Nigeria; possibly an adjectival derivative of the name of the city of Ghadames (Berber Ɣdames) on the caravanserai route over the desert in Libya on the
Gbadamosi
Ghadames
List_of_cities_in_Libya
Airport
in Libya International Benghazi Misrata Tripoli-Mitiga Domestic Beida Ghadames Ghat Kufra Sebha Sirte Ubari Zintan Unscheduled Tobruk Tripoli-International
Ubari_Airport
Tunisia (1881–1956) French Protectorate of Morocco (1912–1956) Fezzan-Ghadames (1943–1951) (administration given by the UNO after its conquest by Charles
List of European colonies in Africa
List_of_European_colonies_in_Africa
Berber language
languages Reconstructed Proto-Berber Eastern Awjila Fezzan Foqaha Sokna Tmessa Ghadamès Jaghbub Kufra Nafusi Jadu Nalut Wazzin Yefren Siwa Northern Zenati Eastern
Blidean_Atlas_Tamazight
(1831–1896) [1862-65, 1867–81]. Travelled in Morocco. Went from Tafilalt to Ghadames and Tripoli. Finally crossed to Lagos via Murzuk and Lake Chad. Alexine
List_of_Saharan_explorers
Military compound in Tripoli, Libya
Brega Ra's Lanuf raid Fezzan Sabha clashes Fezzan campaign Battle of Sabha Ghadames raid Tripolitania First Tripoli clashes Battle of Misrata First Battle
Bab_al-Azizia
Series of conflicts during World War I
French to allow the garrisons of Ghadames and Ghat to retreat into Algeria and then be rearmed to re-capture Ghadames in January 1915, as part of the French
Military operations in North Africa during World War I
Military_operations_in_North_Africa_during_World_War_I
Derna Derna Daryanah Deriana Driána Deriana Ghadamis Ghadamis Gadames Ghadames Ghat Ghat Gat Ghat Gharyan Ghiryan Garian Gharyan Jalu Jalu Giálo Jalu
Transliteration of Libyan placenames
Transliteration_of_Libyan_placenames
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Powerful King
Boy/Male
Indian
Goddess Durga (the daughter of Daksha)
Female
African
God will give me joy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Supportor of Brutus.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, Swedish, Teutonic
Dearly Loved; Foreign; True
Boy/Male
Czech
Frenchman.
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
My light, who diffuses light.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Handsome
Boy/Male
Hindu
King of the world
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Gift of God
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
GHADAMES
GHADAMES