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]
Qirnada
قرنادة Ghernada | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 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 |
During Italian colonization it was named Battisti.[3] after the Italian patriot and Irredentism martyr Cesare Battisti and was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto.