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In Libya, the baladiyat system of districts was introduced in 1983 to replace the governorate system. Originally there were forty-six baladiyat districts, [10] 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 ...
The 3 main historical subdivisions of Libya. Subdivisions of Libya have varied significantly over the last two centuries. Initially Libya under Ottoman and Italian control was organized into three to four provinces, then into three governorates and after World War II into twenty-five districts ().
English: Map of the three Governorates of Libya based on the borders of today's governorates. After independence in 1951 , until 1963, Libya was divided into three governorates ( muhafazat ): Cyrenaica , Tripolitania , and Fezzan .
Kufra, Kufrah or Kofra (Arabic: الكفرة Al Kufra), also spelled Cufra in Italian, is the largest district of Libya and the second largest such district in Africa. It is slightly smaller than the country of Turkmenistan. Its capital is Al Jawf, one of the oases in Kufra basin. [2] There is a very large oil refinery near the capital.
The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans was 3.7. There were a total of 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1.86 persons per sq. km. Per 2006 census, there were totally 8,218 economically active people in the district.
Sabha District is in the Fezzen region (Libyan Desert), a section of the Sahara Desert. The Sabha Air Base is in the district. The Gaberoun oasis, on a spring-fed lake, is a popular tourist attraction in the district. Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around 423 m (1,388 ft).
The Baladiyah (singular), or baladiyat (plural), is the intended second-level administration subdivision of Libya being reintroduced in 2012 by the General National Congress with Law 59 on the system of local administration, dividing the country into governorates (muhafazat) and districts (baladiyat), with baladiyah having local councils.
English: Map of the former (1998 - 2001) twenty-six Shabiyah or Districts of Libya. See also: Subdivisions of Libya. Date: 4.08.2010: Source: