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Al Fatih Destination Guide

Touring Al Fatih in Libya

Al Fatih in the region of Libya (general) is a city located in Libya - some 5 mi or ( 8 km ) South-East of Tripoli , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Fatih

Time in Al Fatih is now 11:34 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zuwarah, Tripoli, Tagiura, Surt, and Shatal al Ghabat. Being here already, consider visiting Zuwarah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Fatih ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A view from Tripoli - Libya

1:14 min by Tarek Alwan
Views: 69258 Rating: 4.71

Well, I've taken these photos when I was there on November 2006. I hope you will like them. If you wish to visit or require more information about Libya, please view my website at www.freewebs.com/tar ..

Tripoli - Libya (Part 2)

3:50 min by Tarek Alwan
Views: 32508 Rating: 4.22

More photos from my beloved city Tripoli. If you wish to visit or require more information about Libya, please view my website at www.freewebs.com/tarekalwan TarekUAE /Algeria / Yemen / Bahrain / / Pa ..


Tripoli in its old days

3:33 min by Tarek Alwan
Views: 22215 Rating: 4.43

Tripoli in its old days, it's a collection of old & beautiful photos from Tripoli. Tripoli was controlled by Italy until 1943. After that, it was occupied by British forces until independence in 1951 ..

A brief visit to Libya

4:00 min by sixthland
Views: 10556 Rating: 5.00

In February 2009 we went on a 5-day trip to the beautiful and friendly country of Libya. Going mainly to see the amazing archaeology of the ancient city of Leptis Magna, we discovered that Libya has a ..


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Interesting facts about this location

University of Tripoli

University of Tripoli, is the largest and most important institute of higher education in Libya, providing undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels of study. It is located in the capital Tripoli. It used to be a branch of University of Libya before it was divided in 1973.

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Located at 32.86 13.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1973, Tripoli, Universities in Libya, University of Tripoli

Bin Ashur

Bin Ashur is a neighbourhood of Tripoli, Libya. The densely-populated area housed many diplomats and was considered to be a wealthy area. United States bombing in 1986 devastated the neighbourhood. Eiji Tanaka, the Ambassador of Japan to Libya, speculated that the U.S. bombs were intended to reach the Central Security Organization behind the Embassy of France to Libya, which received damage.

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Located at 32.88 13.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Wheelus Air Base

Wheelus Air Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Kingdom of Libya. Wheelus Air Base was originally built by the Italian Air Force in 1923 and known as Mellaha Air Base. Today the facility is known as Mitiga International Airport.

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Located at 32.90 13.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1923, Airports in Libya, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Libya–United States relations, Military installations of Libya, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - North Africa, World War II desert airfields

Action of 1 August 1801

The Action of 1 August 1801 was a single-ship action of the First Barbary War fought between the American schooner USS Enterprise and the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli off the coast of modern-day Libya. As part of Commodore Richard Dale's Mediterranean Squadron, Enterprise had been deployed with the American force blockading the Vilayet of Tripoli. Enterprise, under the command of Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, had been sent by Commodore Dale to gather supplies at Malta.

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Located at 32.88 13.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1801, Naval battles of the Barbary Wars

Tripoli Grand Prix

The Tripoli Grand Prix was a motor racing event first held in 1925 on a racing circuit outside Tripoli, the capital of what was then Italian Tripolitania. It lasted until 1940.

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Located at 32.89 13.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Auto races in Italy, Motorsport in Africa, Pre–World Championship Grands Prix, Recurring events disestablished in 1940, Recurring sporting events established in 1925, Sport in Tripoli