▁Agency , ▁the ▁Sab ha ▁base ▁was ▁linked ▁with ▁Lib ya ' s ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Anti - G add af i ▁forces ▁seized ▁Sab ha ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Fe zz an ▁campaign . ▁No ▁sign ▁of ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁was ▁found . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁BBC ▁reported ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁slave ▁market ▁for ▁African ▁migr ants ▁in ▁Sab ha . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁forces ▁loyal ▁to ▁Lib yan ▁National ▁Army ▁( L NA ) ▁leader ▁K hal ifa ▁H aft ar . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁▁ ▁Sab ha ▁has ▁a ▁hot ▁desert ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁B Wh ). ▁ ▁Land marks ▁ ▁Sab ha ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁Fort ▁El ena ▁castle , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁castle ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁din ars ▁bank note ▁of ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁Fort ▁El ena ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁For te zza ▁Marg her ita , ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁colonial ▁period . ▁Currently ▁the ▁Italian - built ▁fort ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁institution . ▁Sab ha ▁University ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁field ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁desert . ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁ir rig ation ▁can als , ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁fresh water ▁for ▁growing ▁cro ps . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁Sab ha ▁Airport