Battle of Zanzur Part of the Italo-Turkish War Date 8 June 1912 Location Janzour, Ottoman Empire (now Libya) Result Italian victory[1] Italians take Janzour Belligerents Kingdom of Italy Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Carlo Caneva Strength 12,000 [1] 14,000 Turks & Arabs [2] Casualties and losses 320 killed 1,000 - 1,400 killed [1][2]

Italo-Turkish War Al-Hani Preveza Tobruk Kunfuda Bay Beirut Al-Fwaihat Derna Rhodes Zanzur

Battle of Zanzur (OR janzur) Also known as the battle of Sidi Abdel Jalil (Arabic: معركة سيدي عبد الجليل‎‎), occurred in Janzour in 1912 on the eighth day of June, The battle took place between Italians and Ottoman forces and the Libyan resistance.

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Coordinates: 32°49′02″N 13°00′40″E / 32.8172°N 13.0111°E / 32.8172; 13.0111