Zintan, Tripolitania Region, Libya

History | Libyan Civil War

🇱🇾 Zintan (الزنتان‎) is one of the biggest cities in north western Libya, situated roughly 136 km (85 mi) south-west of Tripoli, in the area.

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History The Roman garrison town of Tentheos was on the Nafusa mountain range in the hinterland of the Limes Tripolitanus, near the border.

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Libyan Civil War Groups from Zintan joined in the Libyan Civil War (2011). The Battle of Zintan reportedly began when the Gaddafi-led government forces arrived to recruit 1,000 soldiers. Insulted by the proposal to fight fellow Libyans, a group formed in Zintan to protest. As the group grew, pro-Gaddafi forces attacked but local groups counterattacked with seized weapons, "rout[ing]" a large, heavily armed government convoy on 19–20 March.

The Zintan people were responsible for the capture of Saif al-Islam, the second son of Muammar Gaddafi. He was captured on 19 November 2011, a month after his father's death, about 50 km (31 mi) west of the town of Ubari near Sabha in southern Libya.

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Zintan has a population of over 50,000 people. Zintan also forms one of the centres of the wider Jabal al Gharbi District which has a population of over 157,747 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Zintan has links with:

🇮🇹 Verona, Italy
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Antipodal to Zintan is: -167.752,-31.931

Locations Near: Zintan 12.2483,31.9306

🇱🇾 Gharyan 13.017,32.167 d: 77  

🇱🇾 Zawiya 12.717,32.75 d: 101.2  

🇱🇾 Nalut 10.967,31.867 d: 121.2  

🇱🇾 Tripoli 13.183,32.883 d: 137.6  

🇹🇳 Tataouine 10.45,32.917 d: 201.3  

🇹🇳 Medenine 10.5,33.35 d: 227.4  

🇹🇳 Midoun 11,33.82 d: 240.3  

🇹🇳 Djerba 10.883,33.783 d: 242.3  

🇹🇳 Houmt Souk 10.85,33.867 d: 251.8  

🇨🇳 Huangshan 11.333,29.7 d: 263  

Antipodal to: Zintan -167.752,-31.931

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 18604.7  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 18029.6  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17961.8  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17586  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 14114.9  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 14038  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 14025.6  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 14020.4  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 14019.8  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 14002.9  

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