Bani Walid
بني وليد | |
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 Bani Walid seen from the castel of the city | |
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  Bani Walid Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′43″N 14°00′50″E / 31.76194°N 14.01389°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Bani Walid/Sof-Aljeen |
| Elevation | 1,591 ft (485 m) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 85,425 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Area code | 322 |
| License Plate Code | 28 |
| Website | https://bwmc.ly |
Bani Walid (Anglicized: /ˈbæniː wɑːˈliːd/; Arabic: بني وليد, romanized: Banī Walīd, Libyan pronunciation: [ˈbæni wæˈliːd]) is a city in Libya located in the Misrata District. Prior to 2007, it was the capital of Sof-Aljeen District. Bani Walid has an airport. Under the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, it was divided into two Basic People's Congresses: Dahra – Bani Walid (الظهرة – بني وليد), and Zaytouna – Bani Walid (الزيتونة – بني وليد).
It is the home to the Warfalla tribe, the only city in which only one tribe resides. A campus of Bani Walid University is located in Bani Walid.[3][4]
- ^ Wolfram Alpha
- ^ World Gazetteer. "Libya: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Walid-university-profile-&catid=34:university-profile-&Itemid=28 University Profile[permanent dead link], Bani Walid University website, accessed 13 February 2011
- ^ RMJM Chosen to Work on Two University Campuses in Libya, The Tripoli Post, 7 September 2008