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Zuwetina
الزويتينة— Town — Location in Libya
ZuwetinaCoordinates: 30°57′08″N 20°7′13″E / 30.95222°N 20.12028°ECoordinates: 30°57′08″N 20°7′13″E / 30.95222°N 20.12028°E[1] Country 
LibyaRegion Cyrenaica District Al Wahat Elevation 16 ft (5 m) Population (2004)[2] – Total 21,015 Time zone UTC + 2 Zuwetina ( Marsa Uasili; Arabic: الزويتينة) is a coastal town and oil-exporting port in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica region in north-eastern Libya.[3] From 1987 to 2007 Zuwetina was in the former Ajdabiya District. The oil terminal in the small harbor is operated by the Zuwetina Oil Company. The town's primary activities relate to oil production and transshipping crude oil. It is about 180 km south west of Benghazi.[4] The port was the site of skirmishes between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war.[5]
Notes
- ^ Az Zuwaytīnah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Wolfram Alpha
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ Zuetina Oil Company
- ^ "Rebels deny Gaddafi troops on Benghazi outskirts". Reuters. March 17 2011. http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFWEA926720110317.
External links
- "Zuwetina Map — Satellite Images of Zuwetina" Maplandia World Gazetteer
Al Wahat District, LibyaCapital 
Towns and villages Brega • Al Hiri • Labba • Mawahi • Shawashina • Shurraf • Awjila • Zuwetina • El Agheila • Jalu • Jikharra • Marada • Masliwa • Qaryat Bishr • Rashida • Sultan • Bi'r bin Ghunayma • Bu AthlaCategories:- Mediterranean port cities and towns in Libya
- Ports and harbors of Libya
- Populated places in Wahat District
- Cyrenaica
- Libya geography stubs
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