Nalut
Nalut
نالوت Lalút | |
|---|---|
 Granaries in Nalut | |
| Country | Libya |
| District | Nalut District |
| Elevation | 2,021 ft (616 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 26,256 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Nalut (sometimes Nālūt,[1] Lalút[2]) (Arabic: نالوت) is the capital of Nalut District[3] in Libya and is home to a Berber granary and community. It lies approximately half way between Tripoli and Ghadames at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range.
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. A monument to Colonel Gaddafi's Green Book in the town square was demolished during the 2011 Libyan uprising.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b estimated "Nālūt" World Gazetteer
- ^ "Nalut, Libya", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- ^ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى– Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 31 May 2009, in Arabic
- ^ Libyan desert town shakes off Gadhafi rule
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