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Kufra

Kufra (/ˈkuːfrə/) is a basin and oasis group in the Kufra District of southeastern Cyrenaica in Libya. At the end of the 19th century, Kufra became the centre and holy place of the Senussi order. It also played a minor role in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

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Country
Libya
District
Kufra
License Plate Code
20
Region
Cyrenaica
Time zone
UTC +2

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related to history · 26
Kufra → AD Julius Maternus, Agisymba, Al Jawf, Al Kufra, Al-Idrisi, Archei, Awjila, Bahr Aouk, Bahr Salamat, Berdoa, Central African Republic, Claudius Ptolemy, Cufra, From, Garamantes, Idrisi, In, It, Leo Africanus, Lewicki
related to Kufra in migrants' routes and human trafficking · 21
Kufra → Canary Islands, Centre, East African, European Parliamentary, In, It, Khartoum, Libya, Libyan, Libyan-Sudanese, Malta, Migrants, Migrants' African, Morocco, Near East, Such, Temporary Permanence CPT, The, These, Tunisia
related to Geography · 19
Kufra → Al Jawf, Arabic, Buema, Buma, Center, Christian, Et-Talláb, Et-Tleilíb, Ez-Zurgh, Field, Garet-en-Nasrani, Gerhard Rohlfs, In, It, Italian, Kufra Airport, Palm, The, Until
related to After the war · 18
Kufra → After, August, Axis, Buma, Cairo, Darfur, Earlier, Egyptian, El Tag, Italians, Khartoum, Kufra Airport, Libya, North Africa, Nyala Airport, On, Sudanese Boeing, The
related to Early Western contact and the Senussi · 17
Kufra → Africa, After, Azmzade, Azmzade Sadik El Mueyyed, Entente, First World War, German Gerhard Rohlfs, However, In, Jaghbub, Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, Rohlfs, Senussi, Sheikh Senussi, The, West European, Westerners
related to Agricultural project · 14
Kufra → As, At, Because, December, Great Manmade River, International Space Station, LEPA, Libya, Libya's, Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, Rotors, The, The Libyan, This
related to Italian takeover of Kufra · 13
Kufra → According, Asad's, Eritrean, Italian, Italians, Koran, Mecca, Muhammad Asad, Sayyid Ahmad's, The, The Frankfurter Zeitung, The Italians, The Road
related to Climate · 11
Kufra → August, December, Due, February, Humidity, January, July, June, Köppen BWh, Libyan Desert, The
related to Etymology · 11
Kufra → Arab, Arab-initiated, Arabic, Cyrenaica, In Islamic, Islam, Jawabis, K-F-R, The, Toubou, Zuwayya
related to Italian rule and World War II · 9
Kufra → Asmara, Buma, El Tag, In, Italian, Italian East Africa, Italians, Kufra Airport, The

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toubou people also oasis region libya desert italian war cyrenaica meaning place world area land africa routes libyan became east

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KufraCountryLibya1.00infobox
KufraDistrictKufra1.00infobox
KufraLicense Plate Code201.00infobox
KufraRegionCyrenaica1.00infobox
KufraTime zoneUTC +21.00infobox
the Long Range Desert Groupinstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
the Special Air Service.In May 1942 it was a location of the Tragedy at Kufrainstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
where three South African Air Force Bristol Blenheim aircraft became lostinstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
after landing safely the crews subsequently died due to lack of water.After the warAfter the Axis were expelled from North Africainstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
and when after the war it became part of independent Libyainstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
the Buma airfield at Kufra was used littleinstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text
fell into disrepairinstance ofKufra was used as a staging post for Allied units0.80text

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