Mizda
مزدة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mizda Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′42″N 12°58′59″E / 31.44500°N 12.98306°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Jabal al Gharbi |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,216 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 38 |
Mizda[3] or Mesdah (Tamazight: ⵎⵉⵣⴷⴰ, Mizda) is a town in the Nafusa Mountains in Libya. It was the capital of the former Mizda District.
Just to the west of Mizda is the Mizda Army Base at 31°25′29″N 12°56′54″E / 31.42472°N 12.94833°E
The Berber tribe Awlad Abu Say is centered around Mizda and Gharyan to the north.[4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Wolfram Alpha
- ↑ World Gazetteer. "Libya: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Mizdah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ Bell, Anthony; Witter, David (2011). Libyan Revolution: Roots of Rebellion: Part 1. Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of War. p. 20. JSTOR resrep07869. OCLC 754124415.
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