Benghazi Governorate
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Benghazi Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya
from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was the town of Benghazi
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Governorates of Libya
The governorates of Libya were a tenfold top-level administrative division of Libya from 1963 until 1983.They came into being on 27 April 1963...
from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was the town of Benghazi
Benghazi
Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
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