Kabaw
كاباو Kabao, Cabao | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 31°50′40″N 11°20′23″E / 31.84444°N 11.33972°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Tripolitania |
District | Nalut |
Elevation | 2,112 ft (643 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
License Plate Code | 48 |
Kabaw, Kabao [1] or Cabao [2] ( Arabic: كاباو) is a town in the Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies just 9 kilometres (6 mi) off the Gharyan– Nalut road and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Jadu, [3] on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
Historically, Kabaw was a Berber town in the Ghadames administrative area. After World War II, it was occupied by the French military and governed from Tunisia. [4] It was returned to Libyan control in 1951.
Kabaw is home to the ghurfas or "Ksar Kabaw" a Berber hilltop village-fort, now abandoned. [3] The ghurfas is built mainly of rock, gypsum and adobe, with doors made of palm wood. [3]
The Spring Qsar Festival is held in April almost every year. [3] [5]
Kabaw
كاباو Kabao, Cabao | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 31°50′40″N 11°20′23″E / 31.84444°N 11.33972°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Tripolitania |
District | Nalut |
Elevation | 2,112 ft (643 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
License Plate Code | 48 |
Kabaw, Kabao [1] or Cabao [2] ( Arabic: كاباو) is a town in the Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies just 9 kilometres (6 mi) off the Gharyan– Nalut road and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Jadu, [3] on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
Historically, Kabaw was a Berber town in the Ghadames administrative area. After World War II, it was occupied by the French military and governed from Tunisia. [4] It was returned to Libyan control in 1951.
Kabaw is home to the ghurfas or "Ksar Kabaw" a Berber hilltop village-fort, now abandoned. [3] The ghurfas is built mainly of rock, gypsum and adobe, with doors made of palm wood. [3]
The Spring Qsar Festival is held in April almost every year. [3] [5]