Taban, Libya

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From February 1925 to August 1927, Wadi Sammalus was the site of several colonial battles between Italian forces and Senussi rebels.[2]

References

  1. Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. Kalifa Tillisi, Mu’jam Ma’arek Al Jehad fi Libia, 3rd ed., Beirut, Lebanon, 1973, p.509

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