AlMaya is a coastal area located in the northwest of Libya, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of the capital Tripoli.

The Al Mayah region is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Janzour in the east, Al-Zawiya in the west and Al-Zahra in the south.

On 21 August 2011, rebels fighting in the Libyan Civil War advanced on the town but were pushed back by heavy artillery.

[1] Rebels then later seized control of Maya, one resident saying that government forces put up "a brief fight" at the village, leaving behind a burned-out tank, and some cars that had been torched.

Reuters reported that the anti-Gaddafi fighters paused long enough to daub some graffiti on walls in the village.