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Village in Tripolitania, Libya
Harawa هراوة
Village
Harawa is located in LibyaHarawaHarawaLocation in Libya
Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E / 31.05444; 17.27889
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictSirte
Population
 • Total2,600
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Harawa (Arabic: هراوة Harāwah), is a village in the desert in the Sirte District in Libya. As of 2010, it had 2,600 inhabitants. It is 50 kilometres east of the city of Sirte. As part of the Libyan Civil War, rebel forces claimed on 1 September 2011 that the village had surrendered and by 3 September rebel forces had occupied Harawa. However, these reports proved false and it was not until 17 September that the town fell to the forces of the National Transitional Council.

References

  1. https://archive.today/20130209172136/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-133&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=435799728 World Gazetteer
  2. "Libyan rebels move to Gaddafi hometown". www.bigpondnews.com. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. WRAPUP 3-Gaddafi strongholds hold out against assaults
Libya Sirte District, Libya
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