Map of Şabrātah, Libya

Şabrātah is a city in Az Zawiyah, Libya, with a population of about 83,398. It lies at 32.7933°N, 12.4885°E. Şabrātah is about 66 km (41 mi) west of Tripoli, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Şurmān, 9 km to the southeast.

Şabrātah at a glance

Where is Şabrātah?

• The 20th largest city in Libya by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Az Zawiyah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Şabrātah

• Şurmān — 9 km southeast
• Al Ajaylat — 11 km west
• Al Ḩurshah — 18 km east
• Az Zāwīyah — 23 km east
• Al Jumayl — 40 km west
• Zuwarah — 41 km west
• Janzūr — 50 km east
• As Sawānī — 55 km east
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 57 km southeast
• Tripoli — 66 km east

Largest cities in Az Zawiyah

• Az Zāwīyah — 200,000
• Al Ḩurshah — 81,119
• Şurmān — 77,114

Largest cities in Libya

• Tripoli — 1,302,947
• Benghazi — 757,490
• Misratah — 355,657
• Zliten — 203,790
• Al Khums — 201,943
• Az Zāwīyah — 200,000
• Janzūr — 154,389
• Sabha — 149,329
• Tobruk — 141,499
• Ajdabiya — 131,773

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.