Tarhuna
ترهونة | |
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Town | |
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  Tarhuna Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′02″N 13°38′04″E / 32.43389°N 13.63444°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Murqub |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,264 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 27 |
Tarhuna (/tɑːrˈhuːnə/; Arabic: ترهونة), also Tarhoona or Tarhunah, is a Libyan village 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the southeast of Tripoli, in the Murqub District. The Tarhuna District, including the city of Msallata, had an urban population of about 296,000 (est. 2003). The population in Tarhuna proper was calculated to be 13,264 in 2011.[2]
Its geographical boundaries are from the Valley of the famm Molgha west to Burkaat Oueny eastward, from the Suq al Juma (Al-msab`ha) north, and Al-mzawgha and Marghna south.[3]
- ^ Wolfram Alpha
- ^ a b "Data from World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Libya 2003 Census of Population" Libyan national authority for information and authentication, archive from Internet Archive, 21 January 2008