Zawia

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Zawia is an alternative spelling of Zawiya, a city in northwestern Libya located on the Mediterranean coast west of Tripoli.

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Zawia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
alternativeNameOf Zawiya
climate hot desert climate
coast Mediterranean coast
country Libya
countryCapitalNearby Tripoli
distanceFromTripoli approximately 45 km
governingSubdivision Zawiya District
hasEducationalInstitution Al Zawiya University
hasIndustry manufacturing
oil refining
petrochemicals
hasPort yes
language Arabic
locatedIn Libyan Coastal Highway corridor
northwestern Libya
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean coastal plain
locatedWestOf Tripoli
majorReligion Islam
partOf Tripolitania region
linked to: Tripolitania
populationEstimate over 100000 inhabitants
region northwest Libya
roleInLibyanCivilWar site of significant protests and clashes in 2011
timeZone Eastern European Time
transport served by coastal highway
utcOffset +2
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

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