Ras Ajdir
راس اجدير | |
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Town | |
  Ras Ajdir Location in Libya  Ras Ajdir Ras Ajdir (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′53″N 11°33′59″E / 33.1481°N 11.5663°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nuqat al Khams |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Ras Ajdir, alternatively Ras Jdir or Ras Ejder (Arabic: راس اجدير), is a small coastal town on the border between Tunisia and Libya and Libya's most northerly point.
It is the site of an experimental station for wind and solar power for desalination.[1]
The town is a major transport hub and border crossing, for trade by road between Tunisia and Libya. From 15 February – 15 March 2007, 21,758 foreigners entered and 8,112 left through Ras Ajdir.[2]
Ras Ajdir is a likely border station on the new Libyan Railways line, which is under construction in 2007. An agreement has been signed for a link to Tunisian Railways. The nearest Tunisian railhead, albeit of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), is at Gabès.
In 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, rebel forces attempted to take control of the crossing from loyalist forces.[3] On 27 August, the border town was secured by the National Transitional Council forces.
