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
Banghazi Sha‘bīyat Banghāzī1.1,110,000Benghazi Benghazi807,250
Tripoli Tripoli2.1,065,405Tripoli Tripoli1,150,989
Misratah Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah3.550,938Misratah Mişrātah386,120
Al Jafarah Al Jafārah4.451,175Al 'Aziziyah Al ‘Azīzīyah4,000
Al Marqab Al Marqab5.432,202Al Khums Al Khums201,943
Jabal al Gharbi Jabal al Gharbi District6.304,159Gharyan Gharyan85,219
Az Zawiyah Az Zāwiyah7.290,993Az Zawiyah Az Zāwīyah200,000
An Nuqat al Khams An Nuqāţ al Khams8.287,662Zuwarah Zuwārah45,000
Al Jabal al Akhdar Al Jabal al Akhḑar9.206,180Al Bayda' Al Bayḑā’74,594
Al Wahat Al Wāḩāt10.179,155Ajdabiya Ajdabiya416,000
Surt Surt11.170,763Sirte Sirte128,123
Darnah Darnah12.163,351Darnah Darnah78,782
Al Butnan Al Buţnān13.159,536Tobruk Tobruk121,052
Sabha Sabhā14.134,162Sabha Sabhā130,000
Nalut Nālūt15.93,848Nalut Nālūt26,256
Al Marj Al Marj16.85,315Al Marj Al Marj85,315
Murzuq Murzuq17.78,621Murzuq Murzuq43,732
Wadi ash Shati' Wādī ash Shāţi’18.78,532Idri Idrī4,611
Wadi al Hayat Wādī al Ḩayāt19.76,858Ubari Ubari42,975
Al Kufrah Al Kufrah20.55,690--
Al Jufrah Al Jufrah21.47,538Hun Hūn18,878
Ghat Ghāt22.23,518Ghat Ghat24,347