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Zintan

Coordinates: 31°55′50″N 12°14′54″E / 31.93056°N 12.24833°E / 31.93056; 12.24833
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Az Zintan
الزنتان
CountryLibya
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (not observed)

Az Zintan (Az or Ez or Al Zintan or Zintan or Zentan , most commonly Az Zintan), (Arabic: الزنتان, transliteration: Az Zintan), (sometimes called tagrmeen , تاغرمين ), is a city in northwestern Libya, situated roughly 160 km south-west of Tripoli in Al Jabal al Gharbi District.

The people of Az Zintan joined in the 2011 Libyan uprising. Attempts by pro-Gaddafi forces to retake the town have been unsuccessful.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Gadhafi retakes oil port in rebel-held east Libya
  2. ^ Libyan rebels drive back government troops advancing on town of Zintan

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31°55′50″N 12°14′54″E / 31.93056°N 12.24833°E / 31.93056; 12.24833

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