Warfalla

Warfalla
ورفلة
EthnicityArabs
LocationEastern Tripolitania, Libya
Population1,000,000
Demonym(s)Al-Warfalli
LanguageArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

Warfalla (Arabic: ورفلة) is a tribal confederation of Arab origin that resides in Tripolitania, western Libya, mainly in their stronghold of Bani Walid. Warfalla historically inhabited the area bounded by the cities of Bani Walid and Sirte, as well as the town of Sabha. The Warfalla tribe, along with the Qadhadhfa and Magarha, were the backbone of Muammar Gaddafi's regime. The Warfalla tribe is considered a confederacy of 52 sub-tribes that consist of individual bayts or clans. Warfalla is estimated to be Libya's largest tribe with approximately one million members.