Nalut
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| Nalut نالوت Lalút |
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| Coordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.9825°ECoordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.9825°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nalut |
| Elevation[1] | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,256 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Nalut (sometimes Lalút[3]) (Arabic: نالوت) is the capital of the Nalut District[4] in Libya and is home to a Berber granary and community.
Nalut lies approximately half way between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region.
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[edit] History
[edit] Architecture
Nalut is home to the Ksar Nalut, Nalut's oldest ksour, and the Alal'a Mosque (Nalut's oldest), which was rebuilt in 1312 CE.
[edit] Libyan civil war
A monument to Muammar Gaddafi's Green Book in the town square was demolished during the Libyan civil war.[citation needed]
In late April 2011, "Radio Free Nalut" began broadcasting in the city.[5] It was one of several rebel-controlled radio stations established during the civil war and conducted broadcasts in Berber.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ [1]
- ^ estimated "Nālūt" World Gazetteer
- ^ "Nalut, Libya", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- ^ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 31 May 2009, in Arabic
- ^ Peterson, Scott (28 April 2011). "Freedom now rings from one mountaintop radio station in western Libya". The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0428/Freedom-now-rings-from-one-mountaintop-radio-station-in-western-Libya.
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