page_title: Misrata
hierarchical_section_title: Misrata
caption_attribution_description: English: Misrata Downtown Square, Photo by MJ
context_page_description: Misrata is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated 187 km to the east of Tripoli and 825 km west of Benghazi on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With a population of about 550,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the trade capital of Libya. The harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.
context_section_description: Misrata /mɪzˈrɑːtə/ (also spelt Misurata or Misratah; Arabic: مصراتة‎) is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated 187 km (116 mi) to the east of Tripoli and 825 km (513 mi) west of Benghazi on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With a population of about 550,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the trade capital of Libya. The harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.
caption: Misrata Downtown Square
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