Qasr Bin Ghashir () meaning "Ghashir Palace" is a town in the

Tripoli District Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...

, of the

Tripolitania Tripolitania (), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province of Libya. The region had been settled since antiquity, first coming to prominence as part of the Carthaginian empire. Following the defeat ...

region in northwestern

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

. Named after Abdullah Ben Ghashir, due to his majority proprietary holding of the land in the region. It is located about 20 km south of central

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...

. The

Tripoli International Airport Tripoli International Airport () is a closed international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of Libya. The airport is located in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir, from central Tripoli. It used to be the hub for Libyan Airlines, ...

is located close by.

History

1911-1943 Italian Colonization of Libya - Castel Benito

During the

Italian colonization of Libya The Italian colonization of Libya began in 1911 and it lasted until 1943. The country, which was previously an Ottoman Tripolitania, Ottoman possession, was occupied by Kingdom of Italy, Italy in 1911 after the Italo-Turkish War, which resulted i ...

, the Italian army defeated the Libyan resistance in Qasr Bin Ghashir and executed Abdullah Bin Ghashir, taking control and possession of the land and changing the name of the town to "Castel Benito". In 1947, the name was changed back to Qasr bin Ghashir and all land rights returned to the Libyan Government after Italy relinquished it's claims to Libya as part of the 1947 Peace Treaty. During the Italian invasion descendants of Abdullah Bin Ghashir travelled to other parts of Libya for safety. As a safety measure some adapted their surname to alternatives of Bin Ghashir to Ben Gasher, Gashier and Ghasheer.

2011 Libyan Civil War

In the

2011 Libyan civil war The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were ...

, the town was a loyalist pro-

Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by Libyan rebel forces in 2011. He came to power ...

camp which included a

prisoners of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

camp. On 27 August 2011, however, rebel forces, having captured the surrounding area in the battle of Tripoli, captured the village.

References

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Populated places in Tripoli District, Libya Baladiyat of Libya {{Libya-geo-stub