Zintan

Zintan (, Amazigh: Tigharmin, meanin "sma castles") is a sma ceety in northwasten Libie, situatit roughly  soothwast o Tripoli, in the Nafusa Muntains aurie. The ceety an its surroondin aurie haes a population o approximately 50,000.

 Libyan ceevil war 
Groups frae Zintan jynt in the Libie ceevil war. The Battle o Zintan reportedly began when the Gaddafi-led govrenment forces arrivit tae recruit 1,000 sodgers. Insultit bi the proposal tae fecht fellae Libies, a group formit in Zintan tae protest. As the group grew, pro-Gaddafi forces attackit but local groups coonterattackit wi seizit wappens, "rout[in]" a lairge, hivily airmit govrenment convoy on 19-20 Mairch.Libyan rebels drive back government troops advancing on town of Zintan

The Zintan fowk wur responsible for the captur o Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the seicont son o Muammar Gaddafi. He wis captured on 19 November 2011, nearly a month efter his faither's daith, aboot  wast o the toun o Ubari near Sabha in soothren Libie. Efter his faither, Saif al-Islam wis the seicont maist-widely recognizit poleetical figur in Libie. He is currently bein held as a preesoner in the ceety o Zintan.BBC News

 See an aw 
 Tripolitanie – in this region

References

Category:Populatit places in Libie
Category:Tripolitania