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Zawiya. Zawiya (الزاوية) Country  Libya Capital Zawiya Area
2,890 km2 (1,116 sq mi) [1] Population 290,993 (2006) [2]
Density 101 / km2 (262 / sq mi) Map of Libya with Zawiya
district highlighted  Zawiya (Arabic: شعبية الزاويةAz Zāwiya) is
one of the districts of Libya. It is located in the north
western part of the country, in what had been the historical
region of Tripolitania.  Its capital is also named Zawiya. Since
the 2007 reorganization of Libyan districts, the former district
of Sabratha Wa Surman has been part of Zawiya District.[3]  In
the north, Zawiya has a shoreline bordering the Mediterranean
Sea. On land, it borders the following districts:  Pre-2007
extent of Zawiya District     1. ^ resulting from the sum of
former Zawiya and Sabratha wa Surman Districts area   2. ^
"Districts of libya". Retrieved 27 October 2009.   Coordinates:
32°45′N 12°43′E﻿ / ﻿32.750°N 12.717°E﻿ / 3