Gharyan, Tripolitania Region, Libya

History | 2011 Libyan Civil War | Second Libyan Civil War | Lady of Gharyan | Transport | Economy

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Gharyan is a city in north-western Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80ย km south of Tripoli. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the Western Mountains.

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History Gharyan was on the trade routes both south to Fezzan and over the Nafusa Mountains. By 1884 the Ottomans had established a mayor and town council in Gharyan.

It was considered the centre of Libyan resistance against the Italian invasion in the early 20th century.

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2011 Libyan Civil War In early 2011, the city became involved in the nationwide anti-Gaddafi uprising. Initially successful, on 2 March, government forces retook it.

In April, rebels succeeded in occupying several nearby towns and establishing a second territory on the focal town and the first town demonstrate their will against regime on the 16 Feb. ZENTAIN Libya besides Misrata that is no longer under the control of the Gaddafi forces, but as of late June the rebels had still failed to take Gharyan. On 13 August 2011, the rebel forces in Libya initiated a new battle for control of the city and were in control within two days.

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Second Libyan Civil War On April 4, 2019, the city fell to forces loyal to Tobruk-based General Khalifa Haftar as part of a wider Libyan National Army (LNA) offensive in western Libya. In late June, the city was recaptured from the LNA in a counteroffensive by forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, aided in their efforts by collaborating citizens of the city mobilizing against the LNA forces. The LNA restarted the offensive in June 2020.

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Lady of Gharyan Just west of Gharyan, there is a primitive road to the right, which provides a bumpy trip to a derelict former Italian barracks, a relic of World War II.

There is a crumbling building at the camp. Painted on the bricks of one of the walls inside the building is an enormous (c.4m by 10m) representation of a naked woman, lying on her side, American pin-up style. The upper torso of the woman is shaped as an inaccurate representation of the North Africa coast, and the salient points of her anatomy are marked with names of North African towns.

The "Lady of Garian" was drawn by Clifford Saber, a volunteer American ambulance driver with the British 8th Army. Saber created the mural to help boost the morale of his fellow servicemen, finishing on 2 March 1943, while his unit was housed for a few days at the barracks in Gharyan.

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Transport In the 1920s, the Italians built a 90 km (56ย mi) long railway between Tripoli and a village near Gharyan that was destroyed by the British during World War II.

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Economy Thanks to its mountainous climate (considerably more moderate compared to the rest of Libya), figs are grown for local consumption, with olives and saffron, for both local use and export. Gharyan is also well known for its ceramics industry.

Libyan olive oil companies from Gharyan won silver and bronze prizes in 2020 EVO IOOC Italy International Olive Oil Contest in Palmi, Athena 2020 International Olive Oil Competition in Lesbos, and 2021 Berlin GOOA.

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Gharyan has a population of over 170,000 people. Gharyan also forms the centre of the wider Jabal al Gharbi District which has a population of over 157,747 people.

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Antipodal to Gharyan is: -166.983,-32.167

Locations Near: Gharyan 13.0167,32.1667

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Antipodal to: Gharyan -166.983,-32.167

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