Gharyan

Gharyan
غريان
Gharian, Garyan
Gharyan old town in c. 1940.
Gharyan old town in c. 1940.
Gharyan is located in Libya
Gharyan
Gharyan
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°10′11″N 13°01′00″E / 32.16972°N 13.01667°E / 32.16972; 13.01667
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictJabal al Gharbi
ElevationAverage elevation:
 505 m (1,657 ft)
Minimum elevation:
 158 m (518 ft)
Maximum elevation:
 895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total187,854
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code21

Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli.[3] 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,[4] and it had grown to over 187,000 by 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "Gharyan topographic map". World topographic map. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b World Gazetteer. "Libya: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Gharyān | Libya". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Gharyan". LookLex Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)