Nalut
| Nalut نالوت Lalút | |
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  Nalut | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.98250°ECoordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.98250°E | |
| Country |
 Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nalut |
| Elevation[1] | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,788 |
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| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Nalut (sometimes Lalút[3]) (Arabic: نالوت) is the capital of the Nalut District[4] in Libya. Nalut lies approximately half way between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region.
The town is a long-time Berber community.
History
Architecture
Nalut is home to the Ksar Nalut, which is a granary fortified by a ksour (castle). The facility has been abandoned but is a tourist destination.
The Alal'a Mosque – which is Nalut's oldest mosque – was rebuilt in 1312 CE.
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.
See also
- List of cities in Libya
- 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign
- Nalut Dinosaur Museum
Notes and references
- ↑ "Nalut, Libya". Wolfram Alpha LLC.
- ↑ "Nālūt". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 8 Dec 2012.
- ↑ "Nalut, Libya Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- ↑ "شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى" [Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
- ↑ Peterson, Scott (28 April 2011). "Freedom now rings from one mountaintop radio station in western Libya". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011.
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