Wazzin

Wazzin
وازن; ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵏ (Berber languages)
Town
Wazzin
Wazzin
Wazzin is located in Libya
Wazzin
Wazzin
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°56′32″N 10°39′45″E / 31.94222°N 10.66250°E / 31.94222; 10.66250
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictNalut
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total3,792
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
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Wazzin (Arabic: وازن Wāzzin; Berber languages: ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵏ, romanized: Wazen)) is a town in the western Tripolitania region at the western boundary of Libya. It serves as a border crossing to Tunisia. The town is located south-inland from the Mediterranean Sea coast, and is 360 kilometres (220 mi) west of Tripoli.

Wazzin is in the desert near the western end of the Nafusa Mountains range, in the Nalut District.

  1. ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.122.