Zawiat at-Taban, or Taban (Arabic: زاوية النيان); also An-Nayan or Wadi Sammalus, is a checkpoint in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya.[1] It is located on the cross-roads between the Charruba–Mechili–Timimi desert road and the Marawa–Wadi Sammalus.

Taban
زاوية النيان
Village
Taban is located in Libya
Taban
Taban
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°12′N 21°32′E / 32.200°N 21.533°E / 32.200; 21.533
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictJabal al Akhdar
Time zoneUTC+2

From February 1925 to August 1927, Wadi Sammalus was the site of several colonial battles between Italian forces and Senussi rebels.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ^ Kalifa Tillisi, Mu’jam Ma’arek Al Jehad fi Libia, 3rd ed., Beirut, Lebanon, 1973, p.509
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