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Also known as Werfallah, Wirfallah

Warfalla () is a tribal confederation of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin that resides in Tripolitania, western Libya, mainly in their stronghold of Bani Walid. Warfalla historically inhabited the area bounded by the cities of Bani Walid and Sirte, as well as the town of Sabha. The Warfalla tribe, along with the Qadhadhfa and Magarha, were the backbone of Muammar Gaddafi's regime. The Warfalla tribe is considered a confederacy of 52 sub-tribes that consist of individual bayts or clans. Warfalla is estimated to be Libya's largest tribe with approximately one million members.

Key facts

Tribe.name
Warfalla
Tribe.ethnicity
Arabs and Arabized Berbers
Tribe.demonym
Al-Warfalli
Tribe.language
Arabic
Tribe.religion
Sunni Islam
Tribe.location
Eastern Tripolitania, Libya
Tribe.population
1,000,000

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