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Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
Qirnada قرنادةGhernada
Town
Qirnada is located in LibyaQirnadaQirnadaLocation in Libya
Coordinates: 32°43′48″N 21°54′22″E / 32.73000°N 21.90611°E / 32.73000; 21.90611
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictJabal al Akhdar
Population
 • Total3,415
Time zoneUTC + 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.

During Italian colonization it was named Battisti. after the Italian patriot and Irredentism martyr 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.
Libya District of Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
Capital Map of the district of Jabal al Akhdar
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