Ajaylat ( al ÿajaylat) is the name of a region and small city located in the Nuqat al Khams district of Libya. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west of Tripoli. From 1983 to 1988, the region was a district of Libya with the city as its capital.
The regional tribal groups (qabÃÂâÂÂil) are currently subdivided into two primary tribal federations or sections. The first of these is known as Gehat al-Wadi (ìÃÂé çÃÂÃÂçïÃÂ) AulÃÂd Hamid, which consists of; Al-eâÂÂrëshÃÂt ( çÃÂùñÃÂôçê); Al-maâÂÂëzÃÂt (çÃÂàùÃÂòçê); Ul-qauÃÂdë (çÃÂÃÂÃÂçöÃÂ); and Al-hersheh (çÃÂÃÂñôé) tribes.
The second tribal federation is known as the AulÃÂd RÃÂshid (çÃÂÃÂçï ñçôï), which consists of; AulÃÂd Al-Sheikh; and AulÃÂd RÃÂshid. Aulad Al-Shikh (çÃÂÃÂçï çÃÂôÃÂî) which consists of Aulad Mousa (çÃÂÃÂçï àÃÂóÃÂ) Aulad Bozed (çÃÂÃÂçï çèÃÂòÃÂï) Al-Mashara (çÃÂàôçñé), and Al-Draba (çÃÂïñèçá) tribes.
The total population in the minà £aqa (area) Al-AâÂÂjÃÂlÃÂt is estimated at 100,000 individuals scattered among those tribes.
The Ajaylat region is most famous for the cultivation of palm trees, olives and various types of vegetables. There is also a medical center.
On 14 August 2011, anti-Gaddafi forces fighting in the Libyan Civil War claimed they had taken Ajaylat.