Qasr Abu Hadi

Summary

Qasr Abu Hadi (Arabic: قصر ابو هادي, romanizedQaṣr Abū Hādī) is a village with an estimated 4,890 inhabitants in the Sirte District of Libya.[1] It is 2 km east of the Gardabya Airport and 20 km south of Sirte.

Qasr Abu Hadi
قصر ابو هادي
Village
Qasr Abu Hadi is located in Libya
Qasr Abu Hadi
Qasr Abu Hadi
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°03′34″N 16°39′32″E / 31.05944°N 16.65889°E / 31.05944; 16.65889
Country Libya
DistrictSirte
Population
 (2012)
 • Total5,075
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claimed to have been born in a goat-hair tent near the village on 7 June 1942.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer: Qaşr Abū Hādī". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  2. ^ "Libya's opposition: Where green refuses to fade". The Economist. 29 June 2013.