Harawa

Harawa هراوة
—  Village  —
Harawa Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E / 31.05444; 17.27889Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E / 31.05444; 17.27889
Country	Libya
Region	Tripolitania
District	Sirte
Population (2010)
– Total	2,600
Time zone	UTC + 2

Harawa (Arabic: هراوة‎ Harāwah), is a village in the desert in the Sirte District in Libya. As of 2010, it had 2,600 inhabitants.^[1] It is 50 kilometres east of the city of Sirte. As part of the 2011 Libyan civil war, rebel forces claimed on 1 September that the village had surrendered and by 3 September rebel forces had occupied Harawa.^[2] However, these reports proved false and it wasn't until 17 September that the town fell to the forces of the National Transitional Council.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-133&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=435799728 World Gazetteer
2. ^ "Libyan rebels move to Gaddafi hometown". www.bigpondnews.com. 2011-09-03. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2011/09/03/Libyan_rebels_move_to_Gaddafi_hometown_657651.html. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
3. ^ WRAPUP 3-Gaddafi strongholds hold out against assaults