Harawa
هراوة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Harawa Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 31°03′16″N 17°16′44″E / 31.05444°N 17.27889°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Sirte |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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 Libyan Civil War, rebel forces claimed on 1 September 2011 that the village had surrendered and by 3 September rebel forces had occupied Harawa.[2] However, these reports proved false and it was not until 17 September that the town fell to the forces of the National Transitional Council.[3]
