Misrata District · Libya
البيضاء travel guide
البيضاء is a city in Misrata District, Libya, home to about 259,000 people.
- Best months
- February to May and October to December
- Currency
- LYDLibyan dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli
- Language
- Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
About
About البيضاء
Misrata ( miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a city in northwestern Libya located in the Misrata District, situated 187 km (116 mi) to the east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata.
Misrata is bounded by the sea to the north and east and to the south by golden sands dotted with palm and olive trees. Misrata is divided into two distinct sections. Older Misrata consists of small stone houses and narrow arched streets while the newer part of the city, which began to develop in the 20th century, consists of modern buildings, homes, factories and industrial areas. The city is considered to be the "main center of the Turkish-origin community in Libya", composing two-thirds of Misrata's 400,000 inhabitants in 2019. The history of Misrata is a long and rich one.
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Things to do
What to see and do in البيضاء
See
- Raidat Mosque
Do
- Misrata National Theater
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When to go
The best time to visit البيضاء
The most comfortable months for a city stay in البيضاء are February to May and October to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 53 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to البيضاء
Getting in
You need a visa (if you're required to get one, that is) and a valid passport to travel to Libya. More information on entering the country and Libyan immigration formalities can be found in the Libya article. Misrata is served by Afriqiyah Airways from Istanbul, Jeddah, Sfax and Tunis and Libyan Airlines from Tunis.
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Questions
البيضاء: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit البيضاء?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in البيضاء are February to May and October to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 53 mm of rain.
What currency is used in البيضاء?
Libyan dinar (LYD).
Nearby
Destinations near البيضاء
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.