Abou Slim Prison

Abu Salim prison is a maximum security prison in , . The prison was notorious during the rule of Muammar Gaddafi for alleged mistreatment and human rights abuses, including a massacre in 1996 in which Human Rights Watch estimated that 1,270 prisoners were killed.
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  • Prison
  • …is also known as “Abu Salim prison”
  • Description: building in Libya

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tripoli Zoo and RIXOS Hotel.
is a zoological garden and botanical garden in , . is situated 3 km north of Abou Slim Prison.
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is situated 3½ km northeast of Abou Slim Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tripoli.
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is the capital, largest city, principal…

Abou Slim Prison

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Latitude
32.83218° or 32° 49′ 56″ north
Longitude
13.17509° or 13° 10′ 30″ east
Open location code
8F4MR5JG+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 101078561
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q334733

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Abou Slim Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن أبو سليم”
  • Arabic: “سجن أبوسليم”
  • Arabic: “سجن بو سليم”
  • Arabic: “سجن بوسليم”
  • Basque: “Abu Salim espetxea”
  • Chinese: “阿布·萨利姆监狱”
  • Esperanto: “Prizono Abu Salim”
  • Finnish: “Abu Salimin vankila”
  • French: “Abou Salim (Prison)”
  • French: “Abou Salim”
  • French: “prison d’Abou Salim”
  • French: “Prison d’Abou Salim”
  • German: “Abu-Salim-Gefängnis”
  • German: “Abu-Salim-Massaker”
  • German: “Massaker im Abu-Salim-Gefängnis”
  • Hausa: “Kurkukun Abu Salim”
  • Hebrew: “כלא אבו סלים”
  • Indonesian: “Penjara Abu Salim”
  • Italian: “carcere Abu Salim”
  • Italian: “Carcere Abu Salim”
  • Italian: “Massacro di Abu Salim”
  • Italian: “Strage di Abu Salim”
  • Japanese: “アブ・サリム刑務所”
  • Japanese: “アブサリム刑務所”
  • Polish: “Masakra w więzieniu Abu Salim”
  • Polish: “Zajścia w więzieniu Abu Salim w 1996 roku”
  • Portuguese: “Prisão de Abu Salim”
  • Russian: “Бунт в тюрьме Абу-Салим”
  • Spanish: “Carcel de Abu Salim”
  • Spanish: “Cárcel de Abu Salim”
  • Swedish: “Abu Salimfängelset”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà tù Abu Salim”

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