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Al Hanshir Destination Guide

Discover Al Hanshir in Libya

Al Hanshir in the region of Libya (general) is a town located in Libya - some 3 mi or ( 5 km ) North-East of Tripoli , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Hanshir

Local time in Al Hanshir is now 07:09 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zuwarah, Tripoli, Tagiura, Surt, and Shatal al Ghabat. When in this area, you might want to check out Zuwarah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Hanshir ? 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 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 ..

Tripoli - Libya

4:00 min by javierghezz
Views: 8807 Rating: 4.82

The most beautiful city of Libya, the capital, Tripoli. This video is dedicated to all the people who like, live and want to visit Tripoli. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 3 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 4 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

Port of Tripoli

The Port of Tripoli is the principal sea port in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and one of the oldest ports in the Mediterranean. The port serves general cargo, bulk cargo & passengers. The Port of Tripoli contains many cargo terminals, and is capable of servicing many ships at once. The port also features a yacht club, and fishing wharf.

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Located at 32.90 13.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Tripoli, Ports and harbors of Libya

First Battle of Tripoli Harbor

The First Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval battle fought on May 16, 1802 in Tripoli Harbor between a combined force consisting of the American frigate USS Boston and two Swedish Navy frigates against several Tripolitan Barbary corsairs. The Swedish-American force was enforcing the blockade when an engagement broke out between it and Tripolitan forces. The Allied fleet damaged the Tripolitan squadron as well as the harbor fortifications before withdrawing and resuming the blockade.

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Located at 32.90 13.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Naval battles involving Sweden, Naval battles of the Barbary Wars

Mitiga International Airport

Mitiga International Airport is an airport in Libya, located about 8 kilometres east of Tripoli's city centre. The public airport was established in 1995. Domestic flights to Benghazi and Misrata are flown, as well as international service to Istanbul, Turkey; Rome, Italy and Aleppo, Syria. The airport houses the headquarters of Buraq Air.

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Located at 32.90 13.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1995, Airports in Libya, Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Buildings and structures of the Libyan Civil War, Military installations of Libya, Soviet Air Force bases