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City profile · Libya · Africa

Zawiya

Az Zawiyah · Libya
City population
186,123
#7
in Libya
#2
in Az Zawiyah
#3,104
worldwide
TripoliZawiya
32.752, 12.728 · 45 km from Tripoli
City population
186,123
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Libya
#7
of 59 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,104
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Libya
2.5%
of the national population

About Zawiya

Zawiya is a city in Az Zawiyah, Libya with a population of 186,123. It is the 7th largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Libya, and the 3,104th largest worldwide. It lies 45 km from Tripoli.

Position in Libya
#7of 59
LargestSmallest
Position in Az Zawiyah
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Libya
Region
Az Zawiyah
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
45 km
to Tripoli
Elevation
21 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Tripoli
Coordinates
32.752, 12.728
Record updated
2020-07-16
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 59 in Libya

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

1KMAz Zāwīyah200K people5KMAl Ḩurshah81K people15KMŞurmān77K people16KMAz Zahrā’26K people19KMAn Nāşirīyah21K people

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