Zawia
الزاوية Zawiya | |
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Nickname(s): Phoenix, Capital of Patriotism | |
Coordinates: 32°45′08″N 12°43′40″E / 32.75222°N 12.72778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tripolitania |
District | Zawiya |
Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 200,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 4 |
Zawiya /zɑːˈwiːə/, officially Zawia (Arabic: الزاوية, transliteration: Az Zāwiyaẗ, Italian: Zauia or Zavia, variants: Arabic: الزاوية الغربية Az Zawiyah Al Gharbiyah, Ḩārat az Zāwiyah,[1] Al Ḩārah,[2] El-Hára[3] and Haraf Az Zāwīyah[4]), is a city in northwestern Libya, situated on the Libyan coastline of the Mediterranean Sea about 47 km (29 mi) west of Tripoli, in the historic region of Tripolitania. Zawiya is the capital of the Zawiya District.