Bani Walid
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Bani Walid بني وليد |
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Bani Walid seen from above
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| Nickname(s): wara | |
 Bani Walid
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| Coordinates: 31°45′25″N 13°59′40″E / 31.75694°N 13.99444°E | |
| Country |
 Libya
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| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Werfalla |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 85,425 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
Bani Walid (Anglicized: /ˈbæniː wɑːˈliːd/; Arabic: بني وليد Banī Walīd, Libyan pronunciation: [ˈbæni wæˈliːd]) is a town in Libya.
Prior to 2007, it was the capital of Bani Walid District. Bani Walid has an airport.
Under the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, it was divided into two Basic People's Congresses: Dahra - Bani Walid (الظهرة – بني وليد), and Zaytouna - Bani Walid (الزيتونة – بني وليد).
It is the home to the Warfalla tribe, the only city in which only one tribe resides. A campus of Misrata University is located in Bani Walid.
In the Libyan Civil War, after the anti-Gaddafi forces captured Tripoli in August and Sabha in September, Bani Walid, along with Sirte, was one of two final strongholds held by forces loyal to the ousted Gaddafi regime. There were clashes between anti-Gaddafi forces surrounding the city and Gaddafi loyalists defending it throughout September and early October; the city was finally taken on 17 October.
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