 In the city centre of Tarhuna, just opposite the Tarhuna mosque, there is a memorial to Ali Swidan Alhatmy, who was a hero in the 18 June 1915 Battle of El-Shqiga against the Italians.He was captured in 1922 and hanged by the Italians in the town square.The population generally belongs to the Tarhuna tribe, which was favoured during the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.