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Zuwarah

Northern Africa

Zuwarah, also spelled Zuwara or Zwara, is a coastal city in north-western Libya. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
80,310 1
Founding Year
1306 to 1309 2
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
32.933333 degrees north 1
Longitude
12.083333 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Zuwarah (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 80,310 (2004)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 32.933333, longitude 12.083333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 0 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 80310 (2004)
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2. Zuwarah (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Zuwarah, Zuwara, or Zwara (Berber languages: ⴰⵣⵡⴰⵔ; Arabic: زوارة) is a coastal city in north-western Libya.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1306
    The settlement was first mentioned by the traveller Abdallah al-Tijani in the years 1306-1309 as composed of two parts: Zwara al-soughra ("Little Zwarah") and Zwara al-koubra ("Greater Zwarah").
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1309
    The settlement was first mentioned by the traveller Abdallah al-Tijani in the years 1306-1309 as composed of two parts: Zwara al-soughra ("Little Zwarah") and Zwara al-koubra ("Greater Zwarah").
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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