Taban, Libya Explained

Official Name:Taban
Native Name:زاوية النيان
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Libya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Libya
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cyrenaica
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jabal al Akhdar
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:UTC+2
Coordinates:32.2°N 53°W

Zawiat at-Taban, or Taban (Arabic: زاوية النيان); also An-Nayan or Wadi Sammalus, is a check point in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya.[1] It is located on the cross-roads between the Charruba–Mechili–Timimi desert road and the Marawa–Wadi Sammalus.

Between February 1925 and August 1927, Wadi Sammalus was the site of several colonial battles between Italian forces and Senussi Rebels.[2]

References

  1. Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. [Kalifa Tillisi]

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