Nalut
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| other_name = Nalút
| native_name = {{lang|ar|نالوت}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Tripolitania
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Nalut ({{langx|ar|نالوت}}) is the capital of the Nalut District{{Cite web|title=اللجنة الشعبية العامة|trans-title=Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya |language= ar|url=http://gpco.gov.ly/online/shabyat.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207003234/http://gpco.gov.ly/online/shabyat.php|archive-date=7 February 2009|url-status=dead}} in northwestern Libya. Nalut lies approximately halfway between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region.
History
=Name=
The name Nalut and its alternate Lalut may derive from the pagan Berber goddess of springs, Tala. As Nalut is only 60 km from the Tunisian border and lies close to some oases, it played an important part in the caravan trade.{{cite web | url = https://www.temehu.com/Cities_sites/Nalut.htm | title = Nalut | access-date = 2016-11-24 | publisher = Temehu.com}}
=Architecture=
Nalut is home to the Qasr Nalut, which is a granary fortified by a ksour (castle). The facility has been abandoned but is a tourist destination. The fortress was a communal building where the local families could store their grain in times of conflict.{{cite web | url = http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/dinosaurs-and-ancient-beliefs-life-libya-s-highlands-1605705151 | title = Dinosaurs and ancient beliefs: Life in Libya's highlands | access-date = 2016-11-24 | publisher = Middle East Eye}}
The Alal'a Mosque – which is Nalut's oldest mosque – was rebuilt in 1312 CE.{{cite web | url = http://www.mygola.com/nalut-d1092805/mosque | title = Nalut City in Libya| access-date = 2016-11-24 | publisher = Mygola}}
=Libyan civil war=
A monument to Muammar Gaddafi's Green Book in the town square was demolished during the Libyan Civil War.
In late April 2011, "Radio Free Nalut" began broadcasting in the city. It was one of several rebel-controlled radio stations established during the civil war and conducted broadcasts in Berber.{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0428/Freedom-now-rings-from-one-mountaintop-radio-station-in-western-Libya|title=Freedom now rings from one mountaintop radio station in western Libya|first=Scott|last=Peterson|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=28 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502055214/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0428/Freedom-now-rings-from-one-mountaintop-radio-station-in-western-Libya|archive-date=2 May 2011|url-status=live}}
A national reconciliation conference for the factions in the Libyan Civil War was held in Nalut in September 2016.{{cite web | url = https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/09/15/national-reconciliation-conference-to-take-place-in-nalut/ | title = National reconciliation conference to be held in Nalut | access-date = 2016-11-24 | publisher = Libya Herald}}
=Museum=
Nalut contains the Nalut Dinosaur Museum, which exhibits fossil trees, crocodiles and dinosaurs which have been discovered in the vicinity of the town since the first find in 1998.
Climate
Nalut has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with hot, dry summers and cold winters with occasional rain.
{{Weather box
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|location=Nalut (1991–2020)
|Jan record high C = 29.0
|Feb record high C = 32.7
|Mar record high C = 35.2
|Apr record high C = 39.0
|May record high C = 42.1
|Jun record high C = 44.1
|Jul record high C = 45.0
|Aug record high C = 44.0
|Sep record high C = 41.5
|Oct record high C = 39.0
|Nov record high C = 33.6
|Dec record high C = 27.8
|year record high C = 45.0
|Jan high C = 14.4
|Feb high C = 15.9
|Mar high C = 20.1
|Apr high C = 24.8
|May high C = 29.3
|Jun high C = 33.1
|Jul high C = 35.0
|Aug high C = 35.0
|Sep high C = 32.0
|Oct high C = 27.1
|Nov high C = 20.5
|Dec high C = 15.4
|year high C = 25.2
| Jan mean C = 10.4
| Feb mean C = 11.5
| Mar mean C = 15.1
| Apr mean C = 19.0
| May mean C = 23.0
| Jun mean C = 26.7
| Jul mean C = 28.7
| Aug mean C = 29.0
| Sep mean C = 26.5
| Oct mean C = 22.2
| Nov mean C = 16.2
| Dec mean C = 11.5
| year mean C = 20.0
| Jan low C = 6.4
| Feb low C = 7.1
| Mar low C = 10.1
| Apr low C = 13.1
| May low C = 16.7
| Jun low C = 20.3
| Jul low C = 22.4
| Aug low C = 23.0
| Sep low C = 20.9
| Oct low C = 17.3
| Nov low C = 12.0
| Dec low C = 7.7
| year low C = 14.8
|Jan record low C = -2.0
|Feb record low C = -2.0
|Mar record low C = -0.5
|Apr record low C = 2.4
|May record low C = 6.6
|Jun record low C = 9.0
|Jul record low C = 13.0
|Aug record low C = 13.2
|Sep record low C = 12.6
|Oct record low C = 8.2
|Nov record low C = 1.0
|Dec record low C = -0.5
|year record low C = -2.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 13.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 23.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 18.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 9.8
|May precipitation mm = 7.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 5.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 20.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 9.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 19.3
|year precipitation mm = 128.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.1
|Feb precipitation days = 2.4
|Mar precipitation days = 2.1
|Apr precipitation days = 1.2
|May precipitation days = 1.0
|Jun precipitation days = 0.4
|Jul precipitation days = 0.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 1.1
|Oct precipitation days = 1.8
|Nov precipitation days = 1.6
|Dec precipitation days = 2.3
|year precipitation days = 16.2
|Jan humidity = 59.1
|Feb humidity = 55.7
|Mar humidity = 51.7
|Apr humidity = 47.4
|May humidity = 45.1
|Jun humidity = 43.2
|Jul humidity = 42.0
|Aug humidity = 45.2
|Sep humidity = 51.1
|Oct humidity = 54.9
|Nov humidity = 56.9
|Dec humidity = 60.1
|year humidity = 51.0
| Jan dew point C = 2.1
| Feb dew point C = 2.1
| Mar dew point C = 3.9
| Apr dew point C = 5.7
| May dew point C = 8.6
| Jun dew point C = 11.1
| Jul dew point C = 12.8
| Aug dew point C = 14.2
| Sep dew point C = 13.9
| Oct dew point C = 11.5
| Nov dew point C = 7.1
| Dec dew point C = 3.5
| year dew point C = 8.0
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230913160331/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Libya/CSV/NALUT_62002.csv
| archive-date = 13 September 2023
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Libya/CSV/NALUT_62002.csv
| title = Nalut Climate Normals 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 13 September 2023}}
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See also
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{{District capitals of Libya}}