Zawilah
Zawilah is a town in Murzuq District, Libya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
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Zawila
Town
Photo: Syed Wali, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zawila is a village in southwestern Libya. During the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Fezzan region. When Uqba ibn Nafi passed through the area in 46 A.H., there was no city there. Zawila is situated 3 km southeast of Zawilah.
Zawilah
- Type: Town
- Category: locality
- Location: Murzuq District, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.18909° or 26° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
15.11341° or 15° 6′ 48″ eastOpen location code
7FRQ54Q7+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 103814163OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Zawilah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زويله”
- French: “Zawilah”
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