Tajura

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32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E / 32.8818306; 13.3399333

Tajura تاجوراء
Tajura Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E / 32.8818306; 13.3399333
Country	Libya
Muhafazah	Greater Tripoli
Baladiyah	Tajura
Government
• Governing body	Tajura Municipal Council
Elevation	6 m (22 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	325,836
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Tajura (Arabic: تاجوراء, romanized: Tājūrā), also spelt Tajoura, is a town in north-western Libya, and baladiyah in the Tripoli Muhafazah, on the Mediterranean coast 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tripoli.^[2]

From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the Tajura wa Arba' District. Tajura is also known to be the most anti-Gaddafi district in Tripoli and had high casualties in the Libyan revolution.