Harawa

Harawa
هراوة
Village
Harawa
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E / 31.05444; 17.27889Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E / 31.05444; 17.27889
Country  Libya
Region Tripolitania
District Sirte
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,600
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)

Harawa (Arabic: هراوة‎ Harāwah), is a village in the desert in the Sirte District in Libya. As of 2010, it had 2,600 inhabitants.[1] It is 50 kilometres east of the city of Sirte. As part of the Libyan Civil War, rebel forces claimed on 1 September 2011 that the village had surrendered and by 3 September rebel forces had occupied Harawa.[2] However, these reports proved false and it was not until 17 September that the town fell to the forces of the National Transitional Council.[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.is/20130209172136/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-133&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=435799728 World Gazetteer
  2. ↑ "Libyan rebels move to Gaddafi hometown". www.bigpondnews.com. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ↑ WRAPUP 3-Gaddafi strongholds hold out against assaults
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