Zawiya is a city on Libya's Mediterranean coast in the region of Tripolitania, about 47 kilometers west of Tripoli and the capital of Zawiya District. Tradition traces its origin to around 1250, when Abd al-Nabi Sanhajan founded a religious institution there under Hafsid protection, later expanded by his descendant Abd al-Mawla around 1354. It is Libya's fourth largest city, with a population estimated around 200,000 at the 2011 census. Zawiya holds one of Libya's two most important oil refineries and saw intense fighting during the 2011 civil war.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude32.754444 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Zawiya, Libya (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 198,567 (2008)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 32.754444, longitude 12.729722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 17 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 198567 (2008)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.7544,12.7297
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 21.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 12.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 12.75
32.75 12.75 BSh
4. GeoNames: Zawiya - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2216885, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.31 km)Quote, cities500 record 2216885, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.31 km)
32.75222 12.72778 P PPL LY 68 186123 21 Africa/Tripoli
Zawiya, Libya (Wikipedia)
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