Harawa Explained

Official Name:Harawa
Native Name:هراوة
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Libya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tripolitania
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sirte
Parts Style:para
Unit Pref:metric
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2600
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:31.0544°N 17.2789°W

Harawa (Arabic: هراوة ), 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/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. Web site: Libyan rebels move to Gaddafi hometown. 2011-09-03. www.bigpondnews.com. 3 September 2011.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927220052/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E7KG37P20110917?sp=true WRAPUP 3-Gaddafi strongholds hold out against assaults