Mizda

Mizda
مزدة
Town
Mizda
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°26′42″N 12°58′59″E / 31.44500°N 12.98306°E / 31.44500; 12.98306
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictJabal al Gharbi
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
23,216
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code38

Mizda or Mesdah (Tamazight: ⵎⵉⵣⴷⴰ, Mizda) is a town in the Nafusa Mountains in Libya. It was the capital of the former Mizda District.

Just to the west of Mizda is the Mizda Army Base at 31°25′29″N 12°56′54″E / 31.42472°N 12.94833°E / 31.42472; 12.94833

The Berber tribe Awlad Abu Say is centered around Mizda and Gharyan to the north.