Ras Lanuf
Ras Lanuf
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License Plate Code | 51 |
Ras Lanuf (
History
Classical
Ras Lanouf was part of the Greek
World War II
On 3 April 1941 there was a British war
Growth under Gaddafi
Beginning in 1984, a major
The town's structure was based on a functional hierarchy, containing three centers forming public zones with community facilities extending to the Mediterranean coast; these are in turn surrounded by high-rise housing blocks. A pedestrian route links different public, commercial, and recreational facilities to residential areas. The project was carried out by Devecon Engineers and Architects.[8]
Libyan Civil War
On 4 March 2011 after heavy fighting, anti-Gaddafi Libyan rebels captured Ra's Lanuf.[9] The rebel advance was halted in the Battle of Bin Jawad and a counter-offensive by government forces opened the second phase of the Battle of Ra's Lanuf. After a heavy bombardment from air, land, and sea the government forces retook the city on 10 March.[10] On 27 March rebels retook control of Ra's Lanuf as part of a rapid advance as 24 hours earlier they had retaken the strategic towns of Brega and Ajdabiya,[11] but within a matter of days rebel forces retreated from the city once more in the face of a new government counter-offensive. On 23 August, rebels recaptured Ra's Lanuf from government loyalists and continued their advance towards Bin Jawad and Sirte;[12][13] however, sporadic fighting continued in Ra's Lanuf into September.[14]
Administrative governance
Under the Ottoman Empire, Ra's Lanuf was part of Tripolitania under Italy after 1934, then occupied by the British as again part of Tripolitania. In 1983 it became part of the Bin Jawad District. Since 1987, it has been under the Sirte District.
Economy
Ra's Lanuf is an import center for the petrochemical industry. The
Ra's Lanuf is the terminus of the 251 km (156 mi) Defa-Ra's Lanuf oil pipeline and the 427 km (265 mi) Majid-Nafora-Amal-Ra's Lanuf oil pipeline.[16]
Ra's Lanuf has two airports:
Ra's Lanuf is to be a station on the new national railway system of Libya. In addition it is to be a construction base for the section to be built by Russian engineers, with a port for the delivery of supplies. The port will be connected to the base by a 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) branch line.
Nearby cities and towns
- Sidra (13.1 nmi (24.3 km) west)
- Bin Jawad (20.0 nmi (37.0 km) west)
- El Agheila (36.0 nmi (66.7 km) east)
- Qaryat Bishr (36.1 nmi (66.9 km) east)
- Brega (42.8 nmi (79.3 km) east)
- Zella (128.7 nmi (238.4 km) south)
- Marada (84.1 nmi (155.8 km) south)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Ra's Lānūf: Libya, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Ra's al Unūf: Libya, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ Libya Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis: Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal. Energy Information Administration (EIA) July 24, 2007
- ^ "North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines – Natural Gas pipelines – Products pipelines". Theodora.com/pipelines. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ Müller, Geogr (l.c.)
- JSTOR 298094.
- Daily Telegraph4 April 1941 quoted in Daily Telegraph 4 April 2011 page 28.
- ^ "Ras Lanuf Town". ArchNet Library. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Abbas, Mohammed (2011-03-04). "Libyan rebels take oil town of Ras Lanuf – rebels". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf". Al Jazeera. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ Brown, Ben (27 March 2011). "Rebels take Ras Lanuf, Brega, Uqayla, Bin Jawad". BBC World News. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Reuters staff (23 August 2011). "Rebels take Ras Lanuf oil port". Today's Zaman. İstanbul, Turkey. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Staff (26 August 2011). "Libya conflict: Nato jets hit Gaddafi Sirte bunker". BBC News.
- ^ Staff (13 September 2011). "Libya's new leader calls for civil state". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.
- ^ "amtcmar.com".
- ^ "North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines". Theodora.com/pipelines. Retrieved 2011-04-05.