Place:Gharyān, Libya

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NameGharyān
Alt namesGhariansource: Encyclopedia Americana (1986) XVII, 398
Gharyansource: Wikipedia
TypeFormer Municipality
Coordinates32.167°N 13.017°E
Located inLibya
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Al Jawsh
Al Qaryāt
Dirj
Emgayet
Jādū
Kiklah
Mizdah
Sīnāwin
Tījī
Wāzin
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the Western Mountains.

In 2005, the population of Gharyan was estimated at 170,000.

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