Zawiya, Libya

Zawiya /zɑːˈwiːə/ (Arabic:الزاوية‎, transliteration: Az Zāwiyaẗ), (variants: Arabic:الزاوية الغربية‎ Az Zawiyah Al Gharbiyah, Ḩārat az Zāwiyah, Al Ḩārah, El-Hára and Haraf Az Zāwīyah), is a city in northwestern Libya, situated on the Libyan coastline of the Mediterranean Sea about 45 km (28 mi) west of Tripoli, in the historic region of Tripolitania. Zawiya is the capital of the Zawiya District.