History
El Agheila is the site of the Roman fortified town of Anabucis and its Greek precursor Automala.
During the Italian occupation El Agheila was the site of a concentration camp for Bedouins. The camp was just south of town and housed over 10,000 inmates. Thousands of Bedouin died there.
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