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Qasr Bin Ghashir (Arabic: قصر بن غشير) meaning "Ghashir Palace" is a town in the Tripoli District, of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya. It is located about 20 km south of central Tripoli. The Tripoli International Airport is located close by.
History
1911-1943 Italian Colonization of Libya - Castel Benito
During the Italian colonization of Libya, the Italian army defeated the Libyan resistance in Qasr 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.
2011 Libyan Civil War
In the 2011 Libyan civil war, the town was a loyalist pro-Gaddafi camp which included a prisoners of war camp. On 27 August 2011, however, rebel forces, having captured the surrounding area in the battle of Tripoli, captured the village.
References
32°41′7″N 13°10′32″E / 32.68528°N 13.17556°E / 32.68528; 13.17556
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