Nalut District
Nalut (Arabic: نالوت Nālūt, Berber: Nalut Lalūt, is one of the districts of Libya. Its capital is the city of Nalut. The second most notable city is Ghadames.
To the north and west, Nalut district borders Tunisia (Medenine and Tataouine Governatorates) and Algeria. Domestically, it borders the following districts:
In 2007, Nalut District was enlarged to include what had been the Ghadames District, while the eastern part of former Nalut was moved to Jabal al Gharbi.
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Coordinates: 31°50′00″N 11°20′00″E / 31.8333333333°N 11.3333333333°E / 31.8333333333; 11.3333333333
Nalut
Nalut (sometimes Lalút) (Arabic: نالوت) is the capital of the Nalut District 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.
In late April 2011, "Radio Free Nalut" began broadcasting in the city. It was one of several rebel-controlled radio stations established during the civil war and conducted broadcasts in Berber.
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