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'''Dafniya''' ('''Dafiniya''', '''Al Davniya''', '''Ad Dafinīyah''',<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8807D6DA3774E0440003BA962ED3|Ad Dafinīyah (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> {{langx|ar|دفني}}, {{langx|ar|الدافنية}}) is a Mediterranean coastal town in [[Libya]], halfway between [[Misrata]] and [[Zliten]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/rebel-leaders-in-libya-s-misrata-curb-press-freedoms-as-casualties-mount.html |title= Rebel Leaders in Libya’s Misrata Curb Press Freedoms as Casualties Mount |author= Chris Stephen |date= 22 June 2011 |publisher= Bloomberg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625140521/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/rebel-leaders-in-libya-s-misrata-curb-press-freedoms-as-casualties-mount.html|archivedate=25 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff|date=19 August 2011|title=Breaking News: Libyan Rebels Take Control of Zlitan, Al Qathafi Last Eastern Line of defence Destroyed|newspaper=The Tropili Post|url=http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=6697|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131221115/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=6697|archivedate=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> During the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]] the town of Dafniya saw heavy fighting.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-30/qaddafi-forces-use-tanks-in-assault-on-rebel-stronghold-misrata.html |title= Qaddafi Forces Assault Rebel Stronghold of Misrata With Tanks, Artillery |author= Chris Stephens |date= 30 July 2011 |work= Bloomberg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530160824/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-30/qaddafi-forces-use-tanks-in-assault-on-rebel-stronghold-misrata.html|archivedate=30 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Misrata District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Misrata District]]
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