Nalut

Nalut ⵏⴰⵍⵓⵜ نالوت Lalút
Nalut Location in Libya
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
	calculated
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 ⵣⴰⵙⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵏⴰⵍⵓⵜ , 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.

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. "Nalut, Libya". Wolfram Alpha LLC.
2. "Nālūt". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 8 Dec 2012.
3. "Nalut, Libya Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
4. "اللجنة الشعبية العامة" [Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
5. 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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