Jaghbub (, ) is a remote desert oasis village in the eastern
Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the
Egyptian town of
Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. And like Siwa, its population is
Berber. The oasis is located in
Butnan District and is the administrative seat of the Jaghbub
Basic People's Congress. Supported by reservoirs of underground water and date production, the town is best known for its hard-won self-sufficiency.
Idris of Libya was born in Jaghbub on 12 March 1890.