List of cities in Libya
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This 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.
List
No. | City | Population |
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1 | Tripoli | 2,220,000[1] |
2 | Benghazi | 1,001,000[1] |
3 | Misrata | 350,000[2] |
4 | Bayda | 250,000[3] |
5 | Zawiya | 234,000 |
6 | Zliten | 200,000[4] |
7 | Ajdabiya | 184,820 |
8 | Tobruk | 108,771 |
9 | Sabha | 103,743 |
10 | Khoms | 88,317 |
11 | Derna | 80,000[1] |
12 | Sabratha | 80,000 |
13 | Zuwara | 75,893 |
14 | Kufra | 68,940 |
15 | Marj | 62,894 |
16 | Tajura | 60,681 |
17 | Tarhuna | 50,715 |
18 | Sirte | 48,504 |
19 | Gharyan | 46,455 |
20 | Msallata | 46,169 |
20 | Bani Walid | 43,504 |
21 | Jumayl | 39,344 |
22 | Sorman | 36,707 |
23 | Al Gseibat | 32,559 |
24 | Shahhat | 28,818 |
25 | Ubari | 27,796 |
26 | Asbi'a | 27,693 |
27 | Jadid | 27,503 |
28 | Waddan | 27,000 |
29 | El Agheila | 26,813 |
30 | Abyar | 26,600 |
31 | Nofaliya | 25,997 |
32 | Regdalin | 25,831 |
33 | Gasr Akhyar | 25,261 |
34 | Al Qubah | 24,631 |
35 | Tawergha* | 24,223 |
36 | Al Maya | 23,222 |
37 | Murzuk | 22,395 |
38 | Brega | 21,715 |
39 | Teghsat | 21,642 |
40 | Hun | 19,816 |
41 | Jalu | 18,873 |
42 | Al Ujeilat | 18,277 |
43 | Nalut | 17,146 |
44 | Suluq | 16,999 |
45 | Shuhada' al Buerat | 16,282 |
46 | Zaltan | 15,801 |
47 | Mizda | 13,809 |
48 | Ra's Lanuf | 13,130 |
49 | Al Urban | 12,600 |
50 | Yafran | 12,372 |
51 | Ar Rayaniya | 12,263 |
52 | Umm al Rizam | 12,098 |
53 | Taucheira | 11,723 |
54 | Brak | 11,638 |
55 | Abu Ghlasha | 11,179 |
56 | Ad Dawoon | 10,909 |
57 | Teji | 10,828 |
58 | Qaminis | 10,713 |
59 | Qatrun | 10,650 |
60 | Benina | 10,522 |
61 | Kikla | 10,350 |
62 | Al Rheibat | 10,080 |
63 | Sokna | 9,887 |
64 | Massa | 9,748 |
65 | Bin Jawad | 9,675 |
66 | Umm al Aranib | 9,655 |
67 | Jadu | 9,653 |
68 | Ghadames | 9,558 |
69 | 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.
- Tawarga became a ghost city after Libyan Civil War (2011).
See also
Transliteration of Libyan placenames
References
- ^ a b c Libya, spiegel 2011
- ^ Libya: the start of the first local elections in Misurata for 40 years, BBC Arabic 2012 Feb 20
- ^ The New York Times, 2011 Mar 6
- ^ Libyan rebels advance to edge of Tripoli, trappings of Gadhafi's regime crumbling Yahoo, accessed 21 Aug 2011
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- Libya: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)