Regions in Libya

Libya is made up of 22 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Libya. Information on all primary administrative regions in Libya.

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Primary administrative regions in Libya

There are 22 regions in Libya in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Libya
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Al Kufrah Al Kufrah1.55,690--
Al Wahat Al Wāḩāt2.179,155Ajdabiya Ajdabiya416,000
Al Jafarah Al Jafārah3.451,175Al 'Aziziyah Al ‘Azīzīyah4,000
Al Jabal al Akhdar Al Jabal al Akhḑar4.206,180Al Bayda' Al Bayḑā’74,594
Al Marqab Al Marqab5.432,202Al Khums Al Khums201,943
Al Marj Al Marj6.85,315Al Marj Al Marj85,315
Az Zawiyah Az Zāwiyah7.290,993Az Zawiyah Az Zāwīyah200,000
Banghazi Sha‘bīyat Banghāzī8.1,110,000Benghazi Benghazi807,250
Darnah Darnah9.163,351Darnah Darnah78,782
Jabal al Gharbi Jabal al Gharbi District10.304,159Gharyan Gharyan85,219
Ghat Ghāt11.23,518Ghat Ghat24,347
Al Jufrah Al Jufrah12.47,538Hun Hūn18,878
Wadi ash Shati' Wādī ash Shāţi’13.78,532Idri Idrī4,611
Misratah Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah14.550,938Misratah Mişrātah386,120
Murzuq Murzuq15.78,621Murzuq Murzuq43,732
Nalut Nālūt16.93,848Nalut Nālūt26,256
Sabha Sabhā17.134,162Sabha Sabhā130,000
Surt Surt18.170,763Sirte Sirte128,123
Al Butnan Al Buţnān19.159,536Tobruk Tobruk121,052
Tripoli Tripoli20.1,065,405Tripoli Tripoli1,150,989
Wadi al Hayat Wādī al Ḩayāt21.76,858Ubari Ubari42,975
An Nuqat al Khams An Nuqāţ al Khams22.287,662Zuwarah Zuwārah45,000