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Zliten is situated 175 km east of the capital, Tripoli.

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Zliten

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
165.0K
Coordinates
32.47, 14.57
879th most populous city in the world

Zliten It is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, with a predominantly Arab population of around 203,790 as of 2025. The city lies approximately 175 km east of Tripoli.

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The Zawya of Abd es Salam El Asmar
city

The name Zliten is derived from the Isliten tribe, an old branch of the Nafzawa Berbers.

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Zliten

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
165.0K
Coordinates
32.47, 14.57
879th most populous city in the world

Zliten It is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, with a predominantly Arab population of around 203,790 as of 2025. The city lies approximately 175 km east of Tripoli.

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The Zawya of Abd es Salam El Asmar
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Zliten is home to one of Libya's most renowned Islamic universities, Al-Jamiaa Al-Asmariya Al-Islamiya.

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Zliten

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
165.0K
Coordinates
32.47, 14.57
879th most populous city in the world

Zliten It is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, with a predominantly Arab population of around 203,790 as of 2025. The city lies approximately 175 km east of Tripoli.

From the “Education” section

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The Zawya of Abd es Salam El Asmar
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Zliten has a proliferation of date palms that yield what is considered the best rubb (date juice) in Libya.

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Zliten

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
165.0K
Coordinates
32.47, 14.57
879th most populous city in the world

Zliten It is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, with a predominantly Arab population of around 203,790 as of 2025. The city lies approximately 175 km east of Tripoli.

From the “History and culture” section

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The Zawya of Abd es Salam El Asmar
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On January 7, 2016, a truck bomb killed more than 60 police officers at a training camp in Zliten during the Second Civil War.

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Libya
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Zliten

Libya

Country
Libya
Population
165.0K
Coordinates
32.47, 14.57
879th most populous city in the world

Zliten It is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, with a predominantly Arab population of around 203,790 as of 2025. The city lies approximately 175 km east of Tripoli.

From the “Zliten during the Second Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)” section

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