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| native_name = Zintan / {{lang|ar|الزنتان}}
| native_name = Zintan / {{lang|ar|الزنتان}}
| settlement_type = Town
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The [[Roman Empire|Roman]] garrison town of Tentheos was on the [[Nafusa Mountains|Nafusa mountain range]] in the hinterland of the [[Limes Tripolitanus]], near the border.<ref>[[Olwen Brogan|Olwen Hackett]], [[David John Smith]]: ''Ghirza. A Libyan settlement in the Roman period.'' Department of Antiquities, Tripoli 1984, S.&nbsp;33.</ref>
The [[Roman Empire|Roman]] garrison town of Tentheos was on the [[Nafusa Mountains|Nafusa mountain range]] in the hinterland of the [[Limes Tripolitanus]], near the border.<ref>[[Olwen Brogan|Olwen Hackett]], [[David John Smith]]: ''Ghirza. A Libyan settlement in the Roman period.'' Department of Antiquities, Tripoli 1984, S.&nbsp;33.</ref>


==Libyan Civil War==
==Civil War activity==
Groups from Zintan joined in the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War in 2011]]. The [[Battle of Zintan]] reportedly began when the [[Muammar Gaddafi|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.<ref>[http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/world/gadhafi-retakes-oil-port-in-rebel-held-east-libya_6128379 Gadhafi retakes oil port in rebel-held east Libya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531133015/http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/world/gadhafi-retakes-oil-port-in-rebel-held-east-libya_6128379 |date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/libya-fighting-arms-zintan Libyan rebels drive back government troops advancing on town of Zintan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603201554/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/01/libya-fighting-arms-zintan |date=June 3, 2012 }}</ref>
[[Zintan Brigades|Groups from Zintan]] joined in the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War in 2011]]. The [[Battle of Zintan]] reportedly began when the [[Muammar Gaddafi|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.<ref>[http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/world/gadhafi-retakes-oil-port-in-rebel-held-east-libya_6128379 Gadhafi retakes oil port in rebel-held east Libya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531133015/http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/world/gadhafi-retakes-oil-port-in-rebel-held-east-libya_6128379 |date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/01/libya-fighting-arms-zintan Libyan rebels drive back government troops advancing on town of Zintan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603201554/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/01/libya-fighting-arms-zintan |date=June 3, 2012 }}</ref>


The Zintan people were responsible for the capture of [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi|Saif al-Islam]], the second son of Muammar Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite news|title=How Saif al-Islam was captured|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-15805583|newspaper=BBC News|date=20 November 2011|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> He was captured on 19 November 2011, a month after his father's death, about {{convert|50|km}} west of the town of [[Ubari]] near [[Sabha, Libya|Sabha]] in southern Libya.<ref name=bbccapture>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|title=Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya|work=BBC|date=19 November 2011|access-date=19 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015220543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|archive-date=2013-10-15}}</ref>
The Zintan people were responsible for the capture of [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi|Saif al-Islam]], the second son of Muammar Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite news|title=How Saif al-Islam was captured|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-15805583|newspaper=BBC News|date=20 November 2011|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> He was captured on 19 November 2011, a month after his father's death, about {{convert|50|km}} west of the town of [[Ubari]] near [[Sabha, Libya|Sabha]] in southern Libya.<ref name=bbccapture>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|title=Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya|work=BBC|date=19 November 2011|access-date=19 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015220543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|archive-date=2013-10-15}}</ref>


In 2015, during the [[Second Libyan Civil War]], the area was damaged by [[Zintan Airstrike Attacks|a series of airstrikes]] from February to April.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirtpatrick |first=David D. |date=17 February 2015 |title=Islamist Faction in Libya Now Strikes From the Sky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/world/middleeast/islamist-faction-in-libya-now-strikes-from-the-sky.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
In 2015, during the [[Second Libyan Civil War]], the area was damaged by [[Zintan Airstrike Attacks|a series of airstrikes]] from February to April.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirtpatrick |first=David D. |date=17 February 2015 |title=Islamist Faction in Libya Now Strikes From the Sky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/world/middleeast/islamist-faction-in-libya-now-strikes-from-the-sky.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Osama al-Juwaili]] (born 1961), poltician


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Tripolitania]] – ''in this region''
* [[Tripolitania]]
* [[Zintan Brigades]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:25, 8 April 2024

Zintan
Zintan / الزنتان
City
Zintan is located in Libya
Zintan
Zintan
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°55′50″N 12°14′54″E / 31.93056°N 12.24833°E / 31.93056; 12.24833
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictJabal al Gharbi
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
16,024
 • Demonym
Zintani
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code42

Zintan (Template:Lang-ar, meaning "small castles") is a city in northwestern Libya, situated roughly 136 kilometres (85 mi) southwest of Tripoli, in the area. The city and its surrounding area has a population of 16,024.

History

The Roman garrison town of Tentheos was on the Nafusa mountain range in the hinterland of the Limes Tripolitanus, near the border.[2]

Civil War activity

Groups from Zintan joined in the Libyan Civil War in 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.[3][4]

The Zintan people were responsible for the capture of Saif al-Islam, the second son of Muammar Gaddafi.[5] He was captured on 19 November 2011, a month after his father's death, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the town of Ubari near Sabha in southern Libya.[6]

In 2015, during the Second Libyan Civil War, the area was damaged by a series of airstrikes from February to April.[7]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer. "Libya: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ Olwen Hackett, David John Smith: Ghirza. A Libyan settlement in the Roman period. Department of Antiquities, Tripoli 1984, S. 33.
  3. ^ Gadhafi retakes oil port in rebel-held east Libya Archived May 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Libyan rebels drive back government troops advancing on town of Zintan Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "How Saif al-Islam was captured". BBC News. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya". BBC. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  7. ^ Kirtpatrick, David D. (17 February 2015). "Islamist Faction in Libya Now Strikes From the Sky". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

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