Taban

Zawiat at-Taban, or Taban; also An-Nayan or Wadi Sammalus, is a checkpoint in the in north-eastern . It is located on the cross-roads between the Charruba–Mechili–Timimi desert road and the Marawa–Wadi Sammalus.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Libya
  • Also known as: At Taban”, “At Tabān”, and “Taban, Libya

Taban

Latitude
32.20575° or 32° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
21.51218° or 21° 30′ 44″ east
Elevation
293 metres (961 feet)
Open location code
8G436G46+7V
Geo­Names ID
88563
Wiki­data ID
Q7672881
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Taban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: زاوية النيان
  • Arabic: وادي سمالوس
  • Dutch: Taban
  • Egyptian Arabic: زاوية النيان
  • Irish: Taban
  • Persian: زاویه النیان

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