Qatrun, Al Katrun, Gatrone, or Al Gatrun () is a village in the

Murzuq District Murzuq ( ''Murzuq'') is a districts of Libya in the south of the country. Its capital is Murzuk. The city was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1578 and served as the capital of Fezzan off and on until the Ottomans ceded Libya to Italy in 1912. ...

in southern

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 ...

on the main road to

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and

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. Niger maintains a consulate office there. When the border checkpoint 310 kilometres south at Tumu is closed, travelers crossing into Libya from Niger report in at Qatrun. The town was briefly captured by the National Liberation Army during the

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in July 2011. On 23 July, Gaddafi forces recaptured the city and continued south towards Al Wigh.Libya rebels report loss of Qatrun , News, Middle East , THE DAILY STAR
/ref> The National Liberation Army later recaptured the village.

External links

Satellite map of al-Qatrun at Maplandia.com

References

{{Murzuq Populated places in Murzuq District Baladiyat of Libya Villages in Libya