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Karsah Destination Guide

Discover Karsah in Libya

Karsah in the region of Libya (general) is a town located in Libya - some 535 mi or ( 862 km ) East of Tripoli , the country's capital .

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Local time in Karsah is now 08:19 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Zawiyat al Habib, Zahrah, Tobruk, Darnah, and Bu ath Thamir. When in this area, you might want to check out Zawiyat al Habib . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karsah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Athrun, Libya

Athrun (also spelled Lathrun, or Latrun) is a small town in northern Libya about 40 kilometres east of Cyrene. Its name comes from Greek "Ἐρυθρόν" (Erythron), neuter of "ἐρυθρός" (erythros) "red", due to the color of the local soil. It hosts recently excavated Byzantine churches adorned with white-blue marble from Proconnesus. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Erythron (Al Athrun)

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Located at 32.87 22.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Populated places in Derna District

HMS Terror (I03)

HMS Terror was an Erebus-class monitor built for the Royal Navy in 1915-16 at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Govan, Scotland. The Erebus-class monitors were of 7,200 long tons displacement, 405 ft long, with a maximum speed of 12 kn produced by reciprocating engines with two shafts, and a crew of 223. The ship's main armament consisted of two 15 in main guns in a single forward turret. This turret had been built as a spare for HMS Furious.

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Located at 32.98 22.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1916 ships, Erebus-class monitors, Govan-built ships, Maritime incidents in 1941, Ships sunk by aircraft, World War I monitors of the United Kingdom, World War II monitors of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean