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The name 'Misrata' derives from the Misrata tribe, a section of the larger Berber Hawwara confederacy.

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Misrata

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
386.1K
Coordinates
32.38, 15.09
553rd most populous city in the world

Misrata ( miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a city in northwestern Libya located in the Misrata District, situated 187 km to the east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata.

From the “Etymology” section

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