Qirnada
Qirnada قرنادة Ghernada | |
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Town | |
Qirnada Location in Libya | |
Coordinates: 32°43′48″N 21°54′22″E / 32.73000°N 21.90611°ECoordinates: 32°43′48″N 21°54′22″E / 32.73000°N 21.90611°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Cyrenaica |
District | Jabal al Akhdar |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 3,415 |
Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Qirnada or Ghirnada (Arabic: قرنادة) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. It is located 20 km south of Bayda.[2]
During Italian colonization it was named Battisti.[3] after the Italian politician Cesare Battisti and was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto.
References
- ↑ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 122.
- ↑ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ↑ Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 1, ad-Dar al-Arabiya lil Uloum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012, p.350.
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