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Bani Walid

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Bani Walid (Anglicized:; بني وليد, Libyan pronunciation) is a town in Libya. [1]

26 relations: Anti-Gaddafi forces, Bani Walid Airport, Bani Walid District, Basic People's Congress (country subdivision), Battle of Bani Walid, Battle of Sabha, Battle of Sirte (2011), Battle of Tripoli (2011), Districts of Libya, Eastern European Time, Gazetteer, History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Libyan Arabic, Libyan Civil War (2011), List of cities in Libya, List of sovereign states, NATO, Ra's Lanuf, Siege of Bani Walid (2012), Soviet Union, Tripoli, Tripolitania, Warfalla, YIT, 2012 Bani Walid uprising.

Anti-Gaddafi forces

The anti-Gaddafi forces were Libyan groups that opposed and militarily defeated the government of Muammar Gaddafi, killing him in the process.

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Bani Walid Airport

Bani Walid Airport is an airport serving the city of Bani Walid in Libya.

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Bani Walid District

Bani Walid or Ben Walid, prior to 2007, was one of the districts of Libya, administrative town Bani Walid.

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Basic People's Congress (country subdivision)

Basic People's Congress مؤتمر شعبي أساسي (Mu'tamar shaʿbi asāsi) was the smallest administrative subdivision in Libya under the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2012.

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Battle of Bani Walid

The Battle of Bani Walid was a military operation in the Libyan Civil War conducted by anti-Gaddafi forces in September and October 2011, in an effort to take control of the desert city of Bani Walid from pro-Gaddafi forces.

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Battle of Sabha

The Battle of Sabha was a battle between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the desert oasis city of Sabha and a part of the Libyan Civil War.

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Battle of Sirte (2011)

The Battle of Sirte (also spelled Surt) was the final battle of the Libyan Civil War, beginning when the National Liberation Army attacked the last remnants of the Libyan army still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown and designated capital of Sirte, on the Gulf of Sidra.

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Battle of Tripoli (2011)

The Battle of Tripoli (ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻃﺮﺍﺑﻠﺲ) was a military confrontation in Tripoli, Libya, between loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi, the longtime leader of Libya, and the National Transitional Council, which was attempting to overthrow Gaddafi and take control of the capital.

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Districts of Libya

There are twenty-two districts of Libya, known by the term shabiyah (Arabic singular شعبية šaʿbiyya, plural šaʿbiyyāt).

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Eastern European Time

Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Gazetteer

A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas.

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History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan military officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état.

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Libya

Libya (ليبيا), officially the State of Libya (دولة ليبيا), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

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Libyan Arabic

Libyan Arabic (ليبي Lībī; also known as Sulaimitian Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken in Libya and neighboring countries.

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Libyan Civil War (2011)

The first Libyan Civil War, also referred to as the Libyan Revolution or 17 February Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government.

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List of cities in Libya

This is a list of the 100 largest populated places in Libya.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

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Ra's Lanuf

Ra's Lanuf ((راس لانوف, also: Ra’s al-Unūf) is a Mediterranean town in northern Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra. The town is also home to the Ra's Lanuf Refinery, completed in 1984, with a crude oil refining capacity of. The oil refinery is operated by the Ra's Lanuf Oil & Gas Processing Company, a subsidiary of the state-owned National Oil Corporation. Additionally, the city houses the Ra's Lanuf petrochemical complex – a major oil terminal – and oil pipelines: the Amal–Ra's Lanuf, the Messla–Ra's Lanuf, and the Defa-Ra's Lanuf pipeline.

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Siege of Bani Walid (2012)

The Siege of Bani Walid was a military conflict in Libya.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Tripoli

Tripoli (طرابلس,; Berber: Oea, or Wy't) is the capital city and the largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2015.

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Tripolitania

Tripolitania or Tripolitana (طرابلس, Berber: Ṭrables, from Vulgar Latin *Trapoletanius, from Latin Regio Tripolitana, from Greek Τριπολιτάνια) is a historic region and former province of Libya.

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Warfalla

The Warfalla (ورفلة) is a tribe that resides in the west of Libya, in the town of Bani Walid, their stronghold.

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YIT

YIT Oyj (YIT-Yhtymä prior to 13 March 2006) is a diversified Finnish-based company, headquartered in Helsinki, which provides a range of services, mainly to other businesses.

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2012 Bani Walid uprising

The 2012 Bani Walid uprising was an event which started on 23 January 2012 due to an incident in the city of Bani Walid in which the "May 28 Brigade" militia wished to arrest local men in unclear circumstances.

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Redirects here:

Bani Walid(City), Bani Walid, Libya, Beni Walid.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani_Walid

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