Qirnada




Town in Cyrenaica, Libya





























Qirnada


قرنادة


Ghernada

Town
Villaggio Battisti 1.jpg


Qirnada is located in Libya

Qirnada

Qirnada



Location in Libya

Coordinates: 32°43′48″N 21°54′22″E / 32.73000°N 21.90611°E / 32.73000; 21.90611Coordinates: 32°43′48″N 21°54′22″E / 32.73000°N 21.90611°E / 32.73000; 21.90611
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




  1. ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 122.


  2. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer


  3. ^ 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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