Bin Jawad
بن جواد | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Bin Jawad Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′03″N 18°05′11″E / 30.80083°N 18.08639°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| District | Sirte |
| Elevation | 30 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,488 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Bin Jawad /ˌbɛn dʒəˈwɑːd/ (Arabic: بن جواد Bin Jawād), also known as Bin Jawwād, Bin Quwad is a town with estimated 8,488 inhabitants in the Sirte District in Libya.[1] It is approximately halfway between Benghazi and Misrata. The nearest settlements are Nofaliya, which is about 20 km to the west, and the port of Sidra, which is about 30 km to the southeast of Bin Jawad.
- ^ "World Gazetteer: Bin Jawwād - profile of geographical entity including name variants". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011. World Gazetteer