List of cities in Libya

Map of Libya
Tripoli, capital of Libya
Sabratha
Misurata
Derna
Tobruk
Sirte
Ghadames
Tajura
Ubari

This is a list of the 100 largest populated places in Libya. Some places in the list could be considered suburbs or neighborhoods of some large cities in the list, so this list is not definitive.

No. City Population
1 Tripoli / طرابلس الغرب 2,220,000[1]
2 Benghazi / بنغازي 1,501,000[1]
3 Misrata / مصراتة 550,000
4 Zawiya / الزاوية 234,000
5 Bayda / البيضاء 209,000[2]
6 Gharyan / غريان 187,000
7 Tobruk / طبرق 172,500
8 Ajdabiya / اجدابيا 160,200
9 Zliten / زليتن 158,250[3]
10 Derna / درنة 150,000[1]
11 Sirte / سرت 128,123
12 Sabha / سبها 103,743
13 Khoms / الخمس 88,317
14 Bani Walid / بني وليد 85,425
15 Sabratha / صبراتة 80,000
16 Zuwara / زوارة 75,893
17 Kufra / الكفرة 68,940
18 Marj / المرج 62,894
19 Tocra / توكرة 60,681
20 Tarhuna / ترهونة 50,715
21 Msallata / مسلاتة 46,169
22 Jumayl / الجميل 39,344
23 Sorman / صرمان 36,707
24 Al Gseibat 32,559
25 Shahhat / شحات 28,818
26 Ubari / أوباري 27,796
27 Asbi'a / الأصابعة 27,693
28 Jadid 27,503
29 Waddan / ودان 27,000
30 El Agheila / العقيلة 26,813
31 Abyar / الأبيار 26,600
32 Nofaliya / النوفلية 25,997
33 Regdalin / رقدالين 25,831
34 Gasr Akhyar 25,261
35 Al Qubah / القبة 24,631
36 Tawergha / تاورغاء * 24,223
37 Al Maya 23,222
38 Murzuk / مرزق 22,395
39 Brega 21,715
40 Teghsat 21,642
41 Hun 19,816
42 Jalu 18,873
43 Ajaylat 18,277
44 Nalut 17,146
45 Suluq 16,999
46 Shuhada' al Buerat 16,282
47 Zaltan 15,801
48 Mizda 13,809
49 Ra's Lanuf 13,130
50 Al Urban 12,600
51 Yafran 12,372
52 Ar Rayaniya 12,263
53 Umm al Rizam 12,098
54 Taucheira 11,723
55 Brak 11,638
56 Abu Ghlasha 11,179
57 Ad Dawoon 10,909
58 Teji 10,828
59 Qaminis 10,713
60 Qatrun 10,650
61 Benina 10,522
62 Kikla 10,350
63 Al Rheibat 10,080
64 Sokna 9,887
65 Massa 9,748
66 Bin Jawad 9,675
67 Umm al Aranib 9,655
68 Jadu 9,653
69 Ghadames 9,558
70 Ar Rabta 9,487
71 Ghat 9,228
72 Al Abraq 8,861
73 Sidi as Said 8,836
74 Ar Rajban 8,820
75 Awjila 8,515
76 Ras al Hamam 8,397
77 Tolmeita 8,310
78 Zella 8,202
79 Wadi Utba 8,178
80 Al Barkat 8,130
81 Martuba 8,130
82 Traghan 7,510
83 Al Hashan 7,494
84 El Bayyada 7,432
85 Qayqab 7,297
86 Mashashita 7,255
87 Bu-Fakhra 7,142
88 Musaid 7,139
89 Tacnis 7,038
90 Susa 7,038
91 Wadi Zem-Zem 6,799
92 Batta 6,754
93 Tazirbu 6,600
94 Jadid 6,598
95 Farzougha 6,564
96 Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtar 6,521
97 Bi'r al Ashhab 6,399

Source:Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, pp. 118-123.

  1. ^ a b c Libya, spiegel 2011
  2. ^ The New York Times, 2011 Mar 6
  3. ^ Libyan rebels advance to edge of Tripoli, trappings of Gadhafi's regime crumbling[permanent dead link‍] Yahoo, accessed 21 Aug 2011