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Zintan (, meaning "small castles") is a city in northwestern Libya, situated roughly southwest of Tripoli, in the Nafusa Mountains area. The city and its surrounding area have a population of 16,024.

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Place details

Locality
ⴰⵜ ⵄⵉⵙⴰ اولاد عيسي
Region
ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵏ جبل نفوسة
Country
ليبيا
Population
33,000
Timezone
Africa/Tripoli

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Zintan
Settlement.native_name
Zintan /
Settlement.image_skyline
الزنتان.jpg
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
Libya
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tripolitania
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jabal al Gharbi
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
16024
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Demonym
Settlement.population_blank1
Zintani
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.registration_plate_type
License Plate Code

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Civil War activity
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References

Zintan (, meaning "small castles") is a city in northwestern Libya, situated roughly southwest of Tripoli, in the Nafusa Mountains area. The city and its surrounding area have 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zintan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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