Zuwarah (Arabic: زوارة) is a port city in northwestern Libya, with a population of 280,000 (1990 est.). It is situated 68 miles west of Tripoli and 37 miles from the Tunisian border. It is capital of the An Nuqat al Khams governorate. Its population mainly belongs to the Ibadi branch of Islam, and speaks a Zenati Berber language. The town is mentioned by Leo Africanus; it was here that Muammar al-Qaddafi first proclaimed the Libyan "Cultural Revolution" in 1973.

Cities in Libya

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