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Tacnis

Coordinates: 32°28′49″N 21°07′36″E / 32.48028°N 21.12667°E / 32.48028; 21.12667
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Tacnis
تاكنس
Taknis
Town
Tacnis is located in Libya
Tacnis
Tacnis
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°28′49″N 21°07′36″E / 32.48028°N 21.12667°E / 32.48028; 21.12667
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictMarj
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total7,038
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Tacnis, also Taknis, or Tècnis, is a small town in Jebel Akhdar region in northeastern Cyrenaica, Libya. It is located 127 km (79 mi) east of Benghazi. It is on the inner road between Marj and Lamluda. There is a minor road connecting the town to the north with Libyan Coastal Highway. There is also an indirect road connecting it with Charruba to the south.

It is the birthplace of Hussein Maziq, a Libyan politician and former prime minister of Libya.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.120.