Az Zawiyah
Az Zawiyah (an aa kent as Ez or Al Zawiyah or Zawiya or Zawia or Zavia or Zauia), (Arabic: الزاوية, transliteration: Az Zāwiyah), (variants: Az Zawiyah Al Gharbiyah, Arabic: الزاوية الغربية, Ḩārat az Zāwiyah[1], Al Ḩārah[2], El-Hára[3] and Haraf Az Zāwīyah[4]), is a ceety in northwastren Libie, situatit on the shores o the Libian coastline o the Mediterranean Sea aboot 50 km wast o Tripoli, in the historic region o Tripolitanie. Az Zawiyah is the caipital o the Az Zawiyah Destrict.
In the Libian censuses o 1973 an 1984, the ceety coontit aboot 100,000 inhabitants; it wis then - an possibly continues tae be the day - the fowert lairgest ceety in Libie bi population (efter Tripoli, Benghazi an Misrata). In 2006, the Az Zawiyah Destrict wis estimatit tae hae a population o aboot 291,000 fowk,[5] maist o whom wur concentratit in the ceety. Az Zawiyah haes a university named the Seivent o Aprile University which wis foondit in 1988. There is an aa an ile field near the ceety an Az Zawiyah haes ane o the twa maist important ile refineries in Libie.
Sport [edit]
The multi-purpose stadium, Zaawia Stadium, which is mainly uised for fitbaa is locatit in the ceety.[6][7]
References [edit]
- ↑ Ḩārat az Zāwiyah: Libya. Geographical Names. Retrieved on 26 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ Al Ḩārah: Libya. Geographical Names. Retrieved on 26 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ El-Hára: Libya. Geographical Names. Retrieved on 26 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ Haraf Az Zāwīyah: Libya. Geographical Names. Retrieved on 26 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ "Libya: Districts & Cities - Population Statistics & Maps", accessed 9 May 2009
- ↑ Al-Olympique Stadium at goalzz.com
- ↑ Al-Olympic Stadium at Soccerway
