Musaid
Musaid
امساعد Imsasd, Msaad | |
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Town | |
  Musaid Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates:31°34′33″N25°2′23″E/ 31.57583°N 25.03972°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Butnan |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,139 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
MusaidorImsaad(Arabic:امساعد) is a town inButnan Districtin easternLibya.Alternates names include:Oistant,Msa'ed,Imsa'ed,andMusa'ed.Musaid lies approximately 150 kilometres (93 miles) east ofTobrukand is the majorbordercrossing between Libya andEgypt.
History
[edit]Musaid was the site of heavy fighting during the briefLibyan–Egyptian Warof 1977. This war, the break-off of Libyan-Egyptian diplomatic relations, and the resultant trade embargo with Egypt, had a very negative impact on Musaid. For example, Musaid's population shrank from 4,330 in 1973 to 3,200 in 1984 (-26.1%),[2]while overall Libya's population rose in the same period by 60.30%.[3]
Culture
[edit]Nearby is the Sidi Shahir Ruhih shrine.[4]
Economy
[edit]Musaid's economy depended heavily on trade between Egypt and Libya. After the 1977 war and the follow-on trade embargo with Egypt, this was replaced in part by smuggling, aided by the close tribal ties across the border.[5]In 2008, the Libyan government acted to suppress the smugglers.[5]
Border crossing
[edit]As of autumn 2010, a large suite of new border facilities is under construction.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.120
- ^El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, & Saad Khalil Kezeiri (ed.), "Al Jamahiriya: Dirasa fil Jughrafia", Ad Dar al Jamahiriya lil nashr wa tawzee wa e'lan, Surt, Libya, 1995, pp. 414, 418
- ^Subhi Gannus (ed.), "Libia ath Thawra fi Thalatheena Aaman", Ad Dar al Jamahiriya lil nashr wa tawzee wa e'lan, Misrata, Libya, p.67
- ^"Sīdī Shāhir Rūḩih, in Ţubruq, Libya"Travelingluck,accessed 9 May 2009
- ^ab"عاجل: وجود تمركز مكثف لقوات الأمن العام ( الدعم المركزي ) بمنطقة..." ( "public security forces concentrated in distant border region" )Archived2009-10-28 at theWayback Machine14 November 2008,Panorama Libya,in Arabic
External links
[edit]- "Musa`id, Libya",Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- Satellite map at Maplandia
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