Villages in Libya

Tarhuna (; ), also Tarhoona or Tarhunah, is a Libyan village to the southeast of Tripoli, in the Murqub District. The Tarhuna District, including the city of Msallata, had an urban population of about 296,000 (est. 2003). The population in Tarhuna proper was calculated to be 13,264 in 2011.

Jaghbub (; ) is a remote desert village in the Al Jaghbub Oasis in the eastern Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. The oasis is located in Butnan District and was the administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic People's Congress. The town remains largely obscure, with its ancient history and secrets still awaiting discovery by archaeologists. Despite its substantial colonial past, the town holds a complex and multifaceted history, shaped by numerous influences over the centuries, each contributing to its unique character and legacy. T

Qatrun, Al Katrun, Gatrone, or Al Gatrun () is a village in the Murzuq District in southern Libya on the main road to Chad and Niger. Niger maintains a consulate office there. When the border checkpoint 310 kilometres south at Tumu is closed, travelers crossing into Libya from Niger report in at Qatrun.

Gazala, or ʿAyn al-Ġazāla ( ), is a small Libyan village near the coast in the northeastern portion of the country. It is located west of Tobruk.

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Zawila (also spelled Zuila, Zweila, Zwila, Zawilah, Zuwayla or Zuweila) is a village in southwestern Libya. During the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Fezzan region.

Tolmeita, Tolmeta or Tolmeitha is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived from Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemais), the name of the classical city of Ptolemais, whose ruins are nearby.

Mechili () is a small village in Cyrenaica, Libya and the site of a former Turkish fort. It is nearly east of Benghazi and west of Timimi.

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human settlement in Libya

Farzougha () is a village in the Jebel Akhdar landscape in the Marj District in the northern Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya.

Timimi, At Timimi () or Tmimi, is a small village in northeastern Libya about 75 km east of Derna and 100 km west of Tobruk. It is on the eastern shores of the Libyan coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

Kambut, sometimes is known as Gambut, is a village in eastern Libya, some east of Tobruk. It is a site of an old military airfield in World War II. thumb|German soldiers in Kambut, 1942. ==Notes==

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Mashashita (المشاشطة) is a village in Libya, about west of Tripoli. It is known for olive trees, palm trees, and some vegetables. The town has a mosque, called Salem Almashat Mosque, which is estimated to be 400 years old. Mashashita is located within the administrative district of Tripoli. == References ==

Lamluda is a village in the Jebel Akhdar region of northeastern Libya. It is located east of Bayda.

Harawa ( ''''), is a village in the desert in the Sirte District in Libya. As of 2010, it had 2,600 inhabitants. It is 50 kilometres east of the city of Sirte. As part of the Libyan Civil War, rebel forces claimed on 1 September 2011 that the village had surrendered and by 3 September rebel forces had occupied Harawa. However, these reports proved false and it was not until 17 September that the town fell to the forces of the National Transitional Council.

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Al-Qawalish (. also spelled Gwalish or Qwalish) is a village in the Nafusa Mountains of Libya, located about southwest of Libya's capital Tripoli. Al-Qawalish is divided into two parts: west Al-Qawalish and east Al-Qawalish, separated by a canyon and is home to approximately 7,000 people.

Funqul is a village in the Murzuq Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and just to the northeast of Zizau. To the east is Traghan.

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human settlement in Libya

human settlement in Libya

human settlement in Libya

human settlement in Libya

Battah or Batta () is a village in eastern Libya, almost northeast of Al Marj. During the Italian occupation it was named Oberdan, after the Italian nationalist Guglielmo Oberdan. ==References==

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human settlement in Libya

Buerat, or Buerat el Hussoun (), It is located in western Libya and is the last village in the Misrata municipality from the east, some west of Sirte.

Charruba or Kharruba () is a village in northeastern Libya. It is located south of Al Marj, and west of Timimi. It is linked with Timimi by the Charruba-Timimi desert road, and with Tacnis (to the north) by an indirect road.

Zizau or Zezow () is a village in the Murzuk Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and just to the southwest of Funqul. A good high road is said to connect Zizau to Traghan, with frequent incrustations of salt. The village was visited by western explorers in 1822-24 who described it at the time as having "merely a few huts".

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