Castelverde, also named Gasr Garabulli , is a town in the Tripoli District (Tarabulus), of the Tripolitania

Tripolitania

Tripolitania or Tripolitana is a historic region and former province of Libya.Tripolitania was a separate Italian colony from 1927 to 1934...

 region in northwestern Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

.

From 2001 to 2007 it was part of the Tajura Wa Al Nawahi AlArba' District, which then was merged into Tripoli District.

History

Castelverde was founded as a colonial settlement in Italian Libya

Italian Libya

Italian Libya was a unified colony of Italian North Africa established in 1934 in what represents present-day Libya...

, and is a namesake of the town Castelverde

Castelverde

Castelverde is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km northwest of Cremona....

 in Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, Italy.

Geography

The town is situated on the main road between Tripoli

Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...

 and Khoms, Libya, near the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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 coast. The new Libyan railway line passes through Castelverde.

See also

• Railway stations in Libya
  Railway stations in Libya
  There are no railway stations in Libya, which as of 2011 has no operational railway network. Construction of a national rail system was suspended because of the 2011 Libyan civil war...