Map of Ajdabiya, Libya

Ajdabiya is the administrative centre of Al Wahat, Libya, with a population of about 131,773. It lies at 30.7554°N, 20.2263°E. Ajdabiya is about 706 km (439 mi) east of Tripoli, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Benghazi, 152 km to the north.

Ajdabiya at a glance

Where is Ajdabiya?

• The 10th largest city in Libya by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 09 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ajdabiya

• Benghazi — 152 km north
• Al Marj — 201 km north
• Al Bayḑā’ — 266 km northeast
• Darnah — 319 km northeast
• Sirte — 350 km west
• Tobruk — 384 km northeast
• Misratah — 519 km west
• Sīdī Barānī — 550 km east, Egypt
• Chaniá — 636 km northeast, Greece
• Irákleion — 684 km northeast, Greece

Largest cities in Libya

• Tripoli — 1,302,947
• Benghazi — 757,490
• Misratah — 355,657
• Zliten — 203,790
• Al Khums — 201,943
• Az Zāwīyah — 200,000
• Janzūr — 154,389
• Sabha — 149,329
• Tobruk — 141,499
• Al Ajaylat — 130,546

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.