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Misrata or Misratah (/ m ɪ s ˈ r ɑː t ə / miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated 187 km (116 mi) to the east of Tripoli and 825 km (513 mi) west of Benghazi on the ...
Misurata, town, northwestern Libya. It is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a band of sand dunes and occupies a coastal oasis above an underground water table. The town originated about the 7th century as a caravan supply centre.
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Misrata or Misratah (Arabic: مصراته, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a sha'biyah in northwestern Libya. Its capital is the city of Misrata.
Dec 20, 2011 · A museum has been built in Libya to remember rebels from Misrata who died in the conflict On Tripoli Street, where some of the fiercest fighting took place, many buildings are burnt out and...
May 10, 2011 · While parts of Libya's northern coast have changed hands from day to day, the conflict in Misrata turned into a long and lethal stand-off.
Misrata / m ɪ z ˈ r ɑː t ə / (Arabic: مصراتة Mişrātah, Libyan Arabic: IPA: [məsˤˈrˤɑːtæ]), also known as Misurata or Misratah, is a city in northwestern Libya. It is in the Misrata District .
Feb 28, 2023 · English. The lions of Misrata: how Libya's warrior and merchant city is trying to reinvent itself. After the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, the commercial metropolis of Misrata with its militias became...
