Misrata

Also known as Misurata, Misratah, Misuratah, Mısrate

thumb|Mosque of Raidat, Misrata, Libya thumb|Misrata Downtown Square thumb|General view of Misrata city Misrata ( ; , Libyan Arabic: ; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a city in northwestern Libya located in the Misrata District, situated to the east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With a population of about 881,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the economic and trade capital of Libya. Its harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.

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Misrata is a city and port in Libya, situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It serves as the capital of Misrata District and has at various times been part of the Ottoman Empire. The city’s population is recorded as 259,056, with an area of 2,770. Its elevation above sea level is approximately 10 meters, and it operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone.

The local dialing code for Misrata is 31, and its license plate code is 3. A significant historical event associated with the location is the Battle of Misrata. The city is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Place details

Locality: ⵎⵚⵔⴰⵜⴰ مصراتة Misrata
Region: ⴰⵜ ⵡⵍⵉⴷ محافظة بني وليد
Country: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ ليبيا Libya
Population: 355,657
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli

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PM10: 31.4 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Misratah
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Misurata (Libia) - fontana.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A central park in Misrata, 2007
Settlement.pushpin_map: Libya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tripolitania
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Misrata
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mahmoud Sagutry
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 881,000
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Travel guide

Understand

Misrata is bounded by the sea to the north and east and to the south by golden sands dotted with palm and olive trees.

Misrata is divided into two distinct sections. Older Misrata consists of small stone houses and narrow arched streets while the newer part of the city, which began to develop in the 20th century, consists of modern buildings, homes, factories and industrial areas.

The city is considered to be the "main center of the Turkish-origin community in Libya", composing two-thirds of Misrata's 400,000 inhabitants in 2019.

Get in

You need a visa (if you're required to get one, that is) and a valid passport to travel to Libya. More information on entering the country and Libyan immigration formalities can be found in the Libya article.

Stay safe

Misrata is often considered one of the safest cities in Libya.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Ottoman era
Italian occupation
Independence
Revolution
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Education
Sports clubs
Transport
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

==Etymology== The name "Misrata ⵎⵙⵔⴰⵜⴰ" derives from the Misrata tribe, a section of the larger Berber Hawwara confederacy, whose homeland in Antiquity and the early Islamic period was coastal Tripolitania.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Misrata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.