Tarhuna (/tɑrˈhuːnə/; Arabic: ترهونة‎), also Tarhoona or Tarhunah, is a Libyan town 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the southeast of Tripoli, in the Murqub District. The city derives its name from that of its pre-Roman-era inhabitants, a Berber tribe. The city was known as al-Boirat during the 19th through mid 20th century, but assumed it current name after Libyan independence. The Tarhuna district, including the city of Msallata, had an urban population of about 296,000 (est. 2003) Geographical boundaries: from the "Valley of the famm Molgha" west - to "Barakat Oueny" eastward.