Taban, Libya

Zawiat at-Taban, or Taban (Arabic: زاوية النيان); also An-Nayan or Wadi Sammalus, is a checkpoint in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya.^[1] It is located on the cross-roads between the Charruba–Mechili–Timimi desert road and the Marawa–Wadi Sammalus.

Taban زاوية النيان
Village
Taban Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°12′N 21°32′E
Country	Libya
Region	Cyrenaica
District	Jabal al Akhdar
Time zone	UTC+2

From February 1925 to August 1927, Wadi Sammalus was the site of several colonial battles between Italian forces and Senussi rebels.^[2]