Zuwarah

Zuwarah is a coastal town west of Tripoli, on the Mediterranean shore of the Jefara plain. Its inhabitants include an Amazigh-speaking community, and the town’s name is known locally as Tamurt. Fishing, agriculture and the production of salt drew on the resources of the sea and the surrounding plain. Under Ottoman rule its harbour served fishing and trade, connecting this part of the Tripolitanian coast with other Mediterranean shores.