Misratah
Misratah is a regional capital in Libya with a population of about 355,657.
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. With a population of about 881,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the economic and trade capital of Libya. Its harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.
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About Misratah
| Country | Libya |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 72 |
| Population | 355,657 |
| Local currency | LYD |
| Coordinates | 32.3753, 15.0925 |
| Time zone | Africa/Tripoli |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 187 km · Tripoli |
| Population (Libya) | #3 most populated in Libya |
| Where on Earth | 32°22′31″N · 15°5′33″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,604 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,415 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Yangzhou (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -32.38, -164.91 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,555 km |
| Paris | 2,118 km |
| London | 2,461 km |
| Moscow | 3,131 km |
| Dubai | 3,972 km |
| New York | 7,666 km |