Yafran

Yafran
Coordinates	32 ° 4 ′  N , 12 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 4 ′  N , 12 ° 32 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Libya
Shaʿbiyya	al-Jabal al-Gharbi
Residents	18,460 (2012)

Yafran ( Arabic يفرن, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵢⵉⴼⵔⵏ Yifren ) is a city in the municipality of al-Jabal al-Gharbi in northwest Libya . It is located around 100 kilometers southwest of Tripoli and has a population of 18,460 (as of 2012). Until 2007, Yafran was the capital of the then dissolved Yafran municipality .

During the civil war in Libya in 2011, rebel-held Yafran and neighboring Al Galaa have been besieged by forces loyal to Gaddafi since April. Almost the entire civilian population of the two places has fled.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Libya: Districts & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved February 25, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Libyan begs NATO to save his small town. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .