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IntersectionLieuXVIIIe–XXe siècle

Region: Libye (Tripolitaine, district de Gharyan)

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Gharyan, the chief town of the Jabal Nafusa in Tripolitania, was home to a Jewish community living in cave-dwellings (ghorfas), documented by 19th-century European travelers. This community primarily practiced artisanal trades and traded with Tripoli before emigrating to Israel after 1948.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan

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