Kikla

Kikla (ككلة)  is a town of approximately 10,000 inhabitants in Libya, most of whom are Berber (Amazigh) descent, and is approximately 150 kilometres south-west of the country's capital, Tripoli. It was also a battleground during the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign of the Libyan Civil War. Kikla is also home to three older cities: Sidi Omer, Zawit Abu Madi and Ijhish. Other towns within Kikla are Likhzour (لخزور), Takbal (تكبال), Awlad Issa (أولاد عيسى), Awlad Omran (أولاد عمران), Mzaida (المزايدة), Awlad Boziry (أولاد بوزيري), Awlad Saeed (أولاد سعيد), Awlad Sidi Omar (أولاد سيدي عمر) and Amzir (أمزير), the later in Berber languages(Tamazight) means waterfall. On 14 June 2011 Kikla was recaptured by the rebels.