Msus or Zawiyat Msus (Arabic: زاوية مسوس), also Masous is a village in eastern Libya located 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Benghazi, and 80 km (50 mi) from Suluq on the same direction.[1] There is another road linking her with Charruba (about 69 km (43 mi) to the north).
Msus
زاوية مسوس Zawiyat Msus | |
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  Msus Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 31°35′00″N 21°01′00″E / 31.58333°N 21.01667°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Benghazi |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Msus was a site of several battles between Italian colonial forces and Libyan resistance fighters, such as the one that took place on March 3, 1914, after the Battle of Sceleildima.[2]