Gharyan
Sign in to saveGharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the district. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District.
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Place details
- Locality
- ⵖⵔⵢⴰⵏ غريان Gharyan
- Region
- ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵏ جبل نفوسة
- Country
- ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ ليبيا Libya
- Population
- 36,110
- Timezone
- Africa/Tripoli
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gharyan
- Settlement.other_name
- Gharian, Garyan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gharian Old Town.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gharyan old town in 1940.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Libya
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Libya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tripolitania
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jabal al Gharbi
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 187,854
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 39561
- Elevation
- 693
- Image
- Gharian Old Town.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 21
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- 2011 Libyan Civil War
- Second Libyan Civil War
- Lady of Gharyan
- Climate
- Transport
- Economy
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the district. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District.
In 2005, the population of Gharyan was estimated at 170,000, and it had grown to over 187,000 by 2011.
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