Municipalities of Libya
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There are twenty-two districts of Libya
, known by the term shabiyah (Arabic
singular شعبية šaʿbiyya, plural šaʿbiyyāt). In the 1990s these replaced the older baladiyat system.
Historically the area of Libya was considered three provinces (or states), Tripolitania
in the northwest, Cyrenaica
in the east, and Fezzan
in the southwest. It was the conquest by Italy in the Italo-Turkish War
that united them in a single political unit. Under the Italians Libya was eventually divided into four provinces and one territory: Tripoli, Misrata, Benghazi, Derna, (in the north) and the Territory of the Libyan Sahara (in the south). After the French and British occupied Libya in 1943, it was again split into three provinces: Tripolitania
in the northwest, Cyrenaica
in the east, and Fezzan-Ghadames in the southwest.
Article 176 of the constitution of Libya stated "The Kingdom of Libya shall be divided into administrative units in conformity with the law to be promulgated in this connection. Local and regional councils may be formed in the Kingdom. The extend of these units shall be determined by law which shall likewise organize these Councils." in exact quote.
After independence (1951), Libya was divided into three governorates
(muhafazat
), matching the three provinces of before, but in 1963 it was divided into ten governorates. In 1983 a new system was introduced dividing the country into forty-six districts (baladiyat). In 1987 this was reduced to twenty-five districts.
On 2 August 1995, Libya reorganized into thirteen districts (shabiyat). In 1998 this was increased to 26 shabiyat districts. In 2001 it was increased to thirty-two districts plus three administrative regions. Finally in 2007 to was reduced to twenty-two districts.
For historical evolution see also: Subdivisions of Libya.
Libyan districts are further subdivided into Basic People's Congresses
which act as township
s or borough
s.
), ministry (amanah) and embassy (people's-bureau).
The term basically means a district, that is, a top level administrative division. Etymologically, it is an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to the people, popular".
The current list is as following:
The three administrative regions are missing from the above map, Qatrun, Marada, and Jaghbub
(singular) or baladiyat (plural), are Arabic
words used in many Arab countries to denote administrative divisions of the country. In Libya, the baladiyat system of districts was introduced in 1983 to replace the governorate system. Originally there were forty-six baladiyat districts, but in 1988 that number was reduced to twenty-five baladiyat. The table hereunder lists the old twenty-five baladiyat in alphabetical order with a link to each one and numbered to be located on the map. Note that each district linked may be both a baladiyah and a shabiyah. The many changes may not always be reflected in the article.
For 1995 data, [4] and [5] are the two different sources mentioned in the bibliography: "The Europa World Year Book 2001" and "Ershiyi (21) Shiji Shijie Diming Lu", Beijing, 2001.
For 1988, name is provided if different from nowadays. As said above, AR stands for the three "Administrative Region" of 2001.
Fazzan wasn't strictly a district, but a historical muhafazah
or wilayah
alongside with Tripolitania
(capital Tripoli
) and Cyrenaica
(capital Cyrene
-near nowadays Shahhat
- with Diocletian
, moved to Ptolemais
after the earthquake of 365
, and to Barce -nowadays Barca
- with Omer Bin Khattab in 643).
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, known by the term shabiyah (Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
singular شعبية šaʿbiyya, plural šaʿbiyyāt). In the 1990s these replaced the older baladiyat system.
Historically the area of Libya was considered three provinces (or states), Tripolitania
Tripolitania
Tripolitania or Tripolitana is a historic region and former province of Libya.Tripolitania was a separate Italian colony from 1927 to 1934...
in the northwest, Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
in the east, and Fezzan
Fezzan
Fezzan is a south western region of modern Libya. It is largely desert but broken by mountains, uplands, and dry river valleys in the north, where oases enable ancient towns and villages to survive deep in the otherwise inhospitable Sahara.-Name:...
in the southwest. It was the conquest by Italy in the Italo-Turkish War
Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy from September 29, 1911 to October 18, 1912.As a result of this conflict, Italy was awarded the Ottoman provinces of Tripolitania, Fezzan, and...
that united them in a single political unit. Under the Italians Libya was eventually divided into four provinces and one territory: Tripoli, Misrata, Benghazi, Derna, (in the north) and the Territory of the Libyan Sahara (in the south). After the French and British occupied Libya in 1943, it was again split into three provinces: Tripolitania
Tripolitania
Tripolitania or Tripolitana is a historic region and former province of Libya.Tripolitania was a separate Italian colony from 1927 to 1934...
in the northwest, Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
in the east, and Fezzan-Ghadames in the southwest.
Article 176 of the constitution of Libya stated "The Kingdom of Libya shall be divided into administrative units in conformity with the law to be promulgated in this connection. Local and regional councils may be formed in the Kingdom. The extend of these units shall be determined by law which shall likewise organize these Councils." in exact quote.
After independence (1951), Libya was divided into three governorates
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...
(muhafazat
Muhafazah
A ' is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to governorate in English, and occasionally to province. It comes from the Arabic root 'h-f-ẓ' which means to 'keep and guard'...
), matching the three provinces of before, but in 1963 it was divided into ten governorates. In 1983 a new system was introduced dividing the country into forty-six districts (baladiyat). In 1987 this was reduced to twenty-five districts.
On 2 August 1995, Libya reorganized into thirteen districts (shabiyat). In 1998 this was increased to 26 shabiyat districts. In 2001 it was increased to thirty-two districts plus three administrative regions. Finally in 2007 to was reduced to twenty-two districts.
For historical evolution see also: Subdivisions of Libya.
Libyan districts are further subdivided into Basic People's Congresses
Basic People's Congress (country subdivision)
Basic People's Congress is the smallest administrative subdivision in Libya.Geographically it corresponds approximately to the level of a township or borough....
which act as township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
s or borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
s.
Shabiya
Shabiyah ( šaʿbiyyah, plural: šaʿbiyyāt) is a neologism exclusive to Libya under Gaddafi, in line with exclusive terms for republic (jamahiriyaJamahiriya
Jamahiriya may refer to:* a concept in the Political philosophy of Muammar Gaddafi* the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ruled by Gaddafi * a Savage Republic album, see Jamahiriya Democratique et Populaire de Sauvage-See also:...
), ministry (amanah) and embassy (people's-bureau).
The term basically means a district, that is, a top level administrative division. Etymologically, it is an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to the people, popular".
22 shabiya (2007)
In 2007 the current twenty-two shabiyah replaced the older thirty-two shabiya.The current list is as following:
| شعبية | English | Pop (2006) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| البطنان | Butnan | 159,536 | 1 |
| درنة | Derna | 163,351 | 2 |
| الجبل الاخضر | Jabal al Akhdar | 203,156 | 3 |
| المرج | Marj | 185,848 | 4 |
| بنغازي | 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... |
670,797 | 5 |
| الواحات | Al Wahat | 177,047 | 6 |
| الكفرة | Kufra | 50,104 | 7 |
| سرت | Sirte | 141,378 | 8 |
| مرزق | Murzuq | 78,621 | 22 |
| سبها | Sabha | 134,162 | 19 |
| وادي الحياة | Wadi al Hayaa | 76,858 | 20 |
| مصراتة | Misrata | 550,938 | 9 |
| المرقب | Murqub | 432,202 | 10 |
| طرابلس | Tripoli | 1,065,405 | 11 |
| الجفارة | Jafara | 453,198 | 12 |
| الزاوية | Zawiya | 290,993 | 13 |
| النقاط الخمس | Nuqat al Khams | 287,662 | 14 |
| الجبل الغربي | Jabal al Gharbi | 304,159 | 15 |
| نالوت | Nalut | 93,224 | 16 |
| غات | Ghat | 23,518 | 21 |
| الجفرة | Jufra | 52,342 | 17 |
| وادي الشاطئ | Wadi al Shatii Wadi Al Shatii District Wadi al Shatii , sometimes referred to as Ash Shati , is one of the districts of Libya in the central-west part of the country. Its capital is Brak. The area is mostly desert.To the west, Wadi al Shatii borders the Illizi Province of Algeria... |
78,532 | 18 |
32 shabiya (2001)
The 2001 reorganization of Libya into shabiya districts resulted in thirty-two districts and three administrative regions (المنطقة الإدارية):| شعبية | Sha'biyah | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| إجدابيا | Ajdabiya | 165,839 | 91,620 | 1 |
| البطنان | Butnan | 144,527 | 83,860 | 2 |
| الحزام الاخضر | Hizam al Akhdar | 108,860 | 12,800 | 3 |
| الجبل الاخضر | Jabal al Akhdar | 194,185 | 7,800 | 4 |
| الجفارة | Jafara | 289,340 | 1,940 | 5 |
| الجفرة | Jufra | 45,117 | 117,410 | 6 |
| الكفرة | Kufra | 51,433 | 483,510 | 7 |
| المرج | Marj | 116,318 | 10,000 | 8 |
| المرقب | Murqub | 328,292 | 3,000 | 9 |
| النقاط الخمس | Nuqat al Khams | 208,954 | 5,250 | 10 |
| القبة | Quba | 93,895 | 14,722 | 11 |
| الواحات | Al Wahat | 29,257 | 108,670 | 12 |
| الزاوية | Zawiya | 197,177 |
1,520 | 13 | |
| بنغازي | 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... |
636,992 | 800 | 14 |
| بنى وليد | Bani Walid | 77,424 | 19,710 | 15 |
| درنة | Derna | 81,174 | 4,908 | 16 |
| غات | Ghat | 22,770 | 72,700 | 17 |
| غدامس | Ghadames | 19,000 | 51,750 | 18 |
| غريان | Gharyan | 161,408 | 4,660 | 19 |
| مرزق | Murzuq | 68,718 | 349,790 | 20 |
| مزدة | Mizda | 41,476 | 72,180 | 21 |
| مصراتة | Misrata | 360,521 | 2,770 | 22 |
| نالوت | Nalut | 86,801 | 13,300 | 23 |
| >align="center"| Tajura wa Arba‘ | 1,430 | 24 | ||
| ترهونة و مسلاته | Tarhuna wa Msalata | 296,092 |
5,840 | 25 | |
| طرابلس | Tripoli | 882,926 | 400 | 26 |
| سبها | Sabha | 126,610 | 15,330 | 27 |
| سرت | Sirte | 156,389 | 77,660 | 28 |
| صبراته و صرمان | Sabratha wa Sorman | 152,521 | 1,370 | 29 |
| وادي الحياة | Wadi al Hayaa | 72,587 | 31,890 | 30 |
| وادي الشاطئ | Wadi al Shatii Wadi Al Shatii District Wadi al Shatii , sometimes referred to as Ash Shati , is one of the districts of Libya in the central-west part of the country. Its capital is Brak. The area is mostly desert.To the west, Wadi al Shatii borders the Illizi Province of Algeria... |
77,203 | 97,160 | 31 |
| يفرن | Yafran | 117,647 | 9,310 | 32 |
The three administrative regions are missing from the above map, Qatrun, Marada, and Jaghbub
26 shabiya (1998)
In 1998 Libya was reorganized into twenty-six districts which were: Butnan, Jafara, Jufra, Kufra, Marj, Murqub, Quba, Al Wahat, Bani Walid, Benghazi, Derna, Gharyan, Jabal al Akhdar, Murzuq, Misrata, Nalut, Nuqat al Khams, Sabha, Sabrata/Sorman, Sirte, Tarhuna/Msalata, Tripoli, Wadi al Hayaa, Wadi al Shatii, Yafran, and Zawiya13 shabiya (1995)
On 2 August 1995 Libya dropped the baladiyat system and reorganized into thirteen districts (shabiyat). Among them were Butnan (formerly Tobruk), Jabal al Akhdar, Jabal al Gharbi, Zawiya, Benghazi, and Tripoli. However there is not agreement about the other seven names.Former baladiya
BaladiyahBaladiyah
Baladiyah is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as municipality or district. The plural is baladiyat . Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-"....
(singular) or baladiyat (plural), are Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
words used in many Arab countries to denote administrative divisions of the country. In Libya, the baladiyat system of districts was introduced in 1983 to replace the governorate system. Originally there were forty-six baladiyat districts, but in 1988 that number was reduced to twenty-five baladiyat. The table hereunder lists the old twenty-five baladiyat in alphabetical order with a link to each one and numbered to be located on the map. Note that each district linked may be both a baladiyah and a shabiyah. The many changes may not always be reflected in the article.
- 1 Ajdabiya
- 2 ‘Aziziya
- 3 Butnan
- 4 Fati
- 5 Jabal al Akhdar
- 6 Jufra
- 7 Khoms
- 8 Kufra
- 9 Nuqat al Khams
- 10 Wadi al ShatiiWadi Al Shatii DistrictWadi al Shatii , sometimes referred to as Ash Shati , is one of the districts of Libya in the central-west part of the country. Its capital is Brak. The area is mostly desert.To the west, Wadi al Shatii borders the Illizi Province of Algeria...
- 11 UbariUbariUbari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert...
- 12 Zawiya
- 13 BenghaziBenghaziBenghazi 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...
- 14 Derna
- 15 Ghadames
- 16 Gharyan
- 17 Misrata
- 18 Murzuq
- 19 Sabah
- 20 Sawfajjin
- 21 Sirte
- 22 Tripoli
- 23 Tarhuna
- 24 Yafran
- 25 Zlitan
Evolution
| شعبية / بلدية | Name | 2007 (22) | 2001 (32) | Name in 1998 (26) | 1995 (13) | 1988 (25) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| إجدابيا | Ajdabiya District | x | x | Ajdabiya Ajdabiya Ajdabiya was one of the districts of Libya. It lay in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital was Ajdabiya. As of 2007 it was subsumed within the enlarged Al Wahat District.... |
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| البطنان | Butnan District (Tobruk in 1995, from 1988 Tobruk District) |
x | x | Batan | x | Tobruk | Tobruk Tobruk Tobruk or Tubruq is a city, seaport, and peninsula on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt. It is the capital of the Butnan District and has a population of 120,000 .... |
| الحزام الاخضر | Hizam al Akhdar District | x | Aybar | ||||
| الجبل الاخضر | Jabal al Akhdar | x | x | Jabal al Akhdar | x | x | Bayda |
| الجبل الغربي | Jabal al Gharbi District | x | x | Gharyan Gharyan Gharyan District or Garian District was one of the districts of Libya. It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Gharyan. Under the 2007 reorganization of districts, it became part of Jabal al Gharbi District.... |
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| الجغبوب | Jaghbub Administrative Region | AR | Administrative Region | ||||
| الجفارة | Jafara (from 1988 'Aziziya District) | x | x | Jafara | 'Aziziya | 'Aziziya | |
| الجفرة | Jufra District | x | x | Jufra | 4 | x | Hun |
| الكفرة | Kufra District | x | x | Kufra | 5 | x | Al Jawf Al Jawf, Libya Al Jawf is a town in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Kufra district in Libya.The city has an elevation of 382.2 m . In a 1984 census the city's population was 17,320. Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only .1 inch per year. Summer high temperatures average above 100°F... |
| المرج | Marj District (1983–1988 Fati District) | x | x | Marj | Fati | Marj, Barca Barca Barce was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya... in antiquity |
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| المرقب | Murqub District (Morqib) (from 1995 & 1988 Khoms District) | x | x | Murqub | 5 | Khoms | Khoms |
| القطرون | Qatrun Administrative Region | AR | Administrative Region | ||||
| القبة | Quba District | x | Quba | Quba, or Giovanni Berta | |||
| الواحات | Al Wahat District (Waha in 1995) | x | x | Wahad | 4 | Ajdabiya Ajdabiya Ajdabiya was one of the districts of Libya. It lay in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital was Ajdabiya. As of 2007 it was subsumed within the enlarged Al Wahat District.... (cf. Ajdabiya District) |
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| Wusta | 4 | ||||||
| النقاط الخمس | Nuqat al Khams (Nikat al Khums in 1995) | x | x | Nikat al Khams | 5 | x | Zuwara |
| أوباري | Awbari District Ubari Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert... |
5a | x | Ubari Ubari Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert... |
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| الزاوية | Zawiya District | x | x | Zawiya | x | x | Zawiya |
| بنى وليد | Bani Walid District (from 1988 Sawfajjin District) | x | Bani Walid | Bani Walid Bani Walid Bani Walid or Ben Walid, prior to 2007, was one of the districts of Libya. In the 2007 administrative reorganization the territory formerly in Bani Walid District was transferred to Misrata District.Bani Walid bordered the following districts:... |
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| بنغازي | 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... |
x | x | Benghazi | x | x | 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... |
| درنة | Derna District | x | x | Derna | x | Derna | |
| فزان | Fezzan Fezzan Fezzan is a south western region of modern Libya. It is largely desert but broken by mountains, uplands, and dry river valleys in the north, where oases enable ancient towns and villages to survive deep in the otherwise inhospitable Sahara.-Name:... (or Fazzan) |
4 | Sabha | ||||
| غدامس | Ghadames District | x | x | Ghadames Ghadames Ghadames or Ghadamis is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Fezzan region in southwestern Libya.-Geography:Ghadames lies roughly to the southwest of Tripoli, near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. Ghadames borders Illizi Province, Algeria and Tataouine Governorate, Tunisia.The oasis... |
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| غريان | Gharyan District | x | Gharyan | x | Gharyan Gharyan Gharyan District or Garian District was one of the districts of Libya. It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Gharyan. Under the 2007 reorganization of districts, it became part of Jabal al Gharbi District.... |
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| غات | Ghat District (from 1988 Ubari Ubari Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert... ) |
x | x | Ghat | |||
| مرادة | Marada Administrative Region | AR | Administrative Region | ||||
| مصراتة | Misrata District (oincludes 1988 Bani Walid District and Zlitan District) |
x | x | Misrata | 4 | x | Misrata |
| مزدة | Mizda District | x | Mizda | ||||
| مرزق | Murzuq District (Marzug in 1995) | x | x | Murzaq | 5 | x | Murzuk Murzuk Murzuk is an oasis town and the capital of the Murzuq District in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. Murzuk lies on the northern edge of the Murzuq Desert, a desert of ergs or great sand dunes, and section of the Sahara Desert.-History:... |
| Naggaza | 4 | ||||||
| نالوت | Nalut District | x | x | Nalout | Nalut Nalut Nalut is the capital of the Nalut District in Libya and is home to a Berber granary and community.Nalut lies approximately half way between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region.-Architecture:Nalut is home to the Ksar Nalut,... |
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| سبها | Sabha District | x | x | Sabha | 5 | x | Sabha |
| صبراته و صرمان | Sabratha wa Sorman District | x | Sabratha & Sorman | ||||
| سوفاجين | Sawfajjin District | 4 | x | Bani Walid Bani Walid Bani Walid or Ben Walid, prior to 2007, was one of the districts of Libya. In the 2007 administrative reorganization the territory formerly in Bani Walid District was transferred to Misrata District.Bani Walid bordered the following districts:... |
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| سرت | Sirte District (Khalij Sirte in 1995) | x | x | Sirte | 5 | x | Sirte Sirte Sirte is a city in LibyaSirte may also refer to:* Sirte Declaration, a 1999 resolution to create the African Union* Sirte Oil Company, a Libyan oil companyIn geography:* Gulf of Sirte, alias for Gulf of Sidra on Libya's coast... |
| تاجوراء والنواحي الأربع | Tajura wa Arba‘ District | x | Tajura Tajura Tajura , also spelt Tajoura, is a city in Libya, in the Tripoli District , on the Mediterranean coast east of Tripoli in the Tripolitania region.... |
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| طرابلس | Tripoli District | x | x | Tripoli | x | x | Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three... |
| ترهونة و مسلاته | Tarhuna wa Msalata District (from 1988 Tarhuna District) | x | Tarhuna & Msalata | Tarhuna | Tarhuna | ||
| وادي الحياة | Wadi al Hayaa District (1995 Wadi al Hait?, from 1988 Ubari Ubari Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert... ) |
x | x | Wadi al Hait? | 5b | ||
| وادي الشاطئ | Wadi al Shatii District Wadi Al Shatii District Wadi al Shatii , sometimes referred to as Ash Shati , is one of the districts of Libya in the central-west part of the country. Its capital is Brak. The area is mostly desert.To the west, Wadi al Shatii borders the Illizi Province of Algeria... (Shati' in 1988) |
x | x | Wadi al Shaati | Shati' | Adiri Adiri Adiri is a town in the Wadi al Shatii district in Libya. The city has a population of 4,611 people .... or Brak |
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| يفرن | Yafran District (Yifren) | x | Yefrin | x | Yafran Yafran Yafran or Yifren was formerly one of the districts of Libya. It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Yafran... |
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| زلتان | Zlitan District | x | Zliten Zliten Zliten is a town in the Misrata District of Libya. It is located on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Gulf of Sidra. It was the capital of the former Zlitan District.-Location:... |
For 1995 data, [4] and [5] are the two different sources mentioned in the bibliography: "The Europa World Year Book 2001" and "Ershiyi (21) Shiji Shijie Diming Lu", Beijing, 2001.
For 1988, name is provided if different from nowadays. As said above, AR stands for the three "Administrative Region" of 2001.
Fazzan wasn't strictly a district, but a historical muhafazah
Muhafazah
A ' is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to governorate in English, and occasionally to province. It comes from the Arabic root 'h-f-ẓ' which means to 'keep and guard'...
or wilayah
Wilayah
A wilāyah or vilâyet , or vilayat in Urdu and Turkish, is an administrative division, usually translated as "province", rarely as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic "w-l-y", "to govern": a wāli — "governor" — governs a wilayah, "that which is governed"...
alongside with Tripolitania
Tripolitania
Tripolitania or Tripolitana is a historic region and former province of Libya.Tripolitania was a separate Italian colony from 1927 to 1934...
(capital Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
) and Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
(capital Cyrene
Cyrene
Cyrene may refer to:* Cyrene , a Greek mythological figure* Cyrene, Libya, an ancient Greek colony in North Africa* USS Cyrene , a motor torpedo boat tender* 133 Cyrene, an asteroid...
-near nowadays Shahhat
Shahhat
Shahhat is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. Cyrene was located in the same area in ancient times. It is located east of Bayda....
- with Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
, moved to Ptolemais
Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)
Ptolemais or Ptolemaida was one of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica. It was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. Its Latin name in Roman times was Tolmeta, from which the modern Libyan town of Tolmeitha derives its name.The town was most probably founded in 7th or 6th century BC by...
after the earthquake of 365
365
Year 365 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Valens...
, and to Barce -nowadays Barca
Barca
Barce was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya...
- with Omer Bin Khattab in 643).
See also
- Subdivisions of Libya
- ISO 3166-2:LYISO 3166-2:LYISO 3166-2:LY is the entry for Libya in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Libya, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...
- FIPS region codes of Libya
- List of cities in Libya
External links
- Historical population data by district from Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht (Library, University of Utrecht), retrieved by WebArchive.
- Administrative Map of Libya – Nations Online Project