Nalut

Nalut نالوت Lalút
Nalut Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.9825°E / 31.86833; 10.9825Coordinates: 31°52′06″N 10°58′57″E / 31.86833°N 10.9825°E / 31.86833; 10.9825
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.

History

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.

2011 Libyan civil war

A monument to Colonel Gaddafi's Green Book in the town square was demolished during the 2011 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

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ estimated "Nālūt" World Gazetteer
3. ^ "Nalut, Libya", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
4. ^ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 31 May 2009, in Arabic
5. ^ Peterson, Scott (April 28, 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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