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Governorates Of Libya
The governorates of Libya (''muhafazah'') were a tenfold top-level Subdivisions of Libya, administrative division of Libya from 1963 until 1983. They came into being on 27 April 1963. In 1970, after the 1 September 1969 History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Coup d'état of 1969, Free Officers Movement coup, there was an administrative reorganization which gave local authorities more power to implement policies of the national government, and redesignated some of the names and boundaries of the ten governorates.Zeidan, Shawky S. (1987) "Chapter 4 – Government and Politics: Internal Politics: Subnational Government and Administration''A Country Study: Libya''Federal Research Division, Library of Congress In February 1975, Libya issued a law that abolished the governorates and their service directorates,Zeidan, Shawky S. (1987) "Chapter 4 – Government and Politics: Internal Politics: Subnational Government and Administration: The Cultural Revolution and People's Committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic root ' (verb: حفظ ḥafaẓa), which means to "keep" and "guard". The head of a ' is the () ' . Muhafazat in Arab countries *Governorates of Bahrain *Governorates of Egypt *Governorates of Iraq *Governorates of Jordan *Governorates of Kuwait *Governorates of Libya (historic) *Governorates of Lebanon *Governorates of Oman *Governorates of Palestine *Governorates of Saudi Arabia (2nd level) *Governorates of Syria *Governorates of Yemen Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (''muhafazah'') and one municipality ( amanah): Notes: a - Also known as Sanaa City b - Socatra Governorate was created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there The govern ... The governorates of Tunisia are '' wilāyah'' in Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awbari Governorate
Awbari Governorate or Ubari Governorate ar, أوباري محافظة was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1973. Its capital was the town of Ubari. It was created out of the southwestern part of Fezzan province Fezzan province is one of the three traditional Provinces of Libya. It was a formal province from 1934 until 1963, when it was subdivided into the Governorates of Libya. Its capital was the city of Sabha. In 1963, the province was split into: *A .... In 1973 the Awbari Governorate was merged into an altered Sabha Governorate. The governorate's population was 31,890 in 1964.United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> Notes Governorates of Libya {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Libya
The governorates of Libya (''muhafazah'') were a tenfold top-level Subdivisions of Libya, administrative division of Libya from 1963 until 1983. They came into being on 27 April 1963. In 1970, after the 1 September 1969 History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Coup d'état of 1969, Free Officers Movement coup, there was an administrative reorganization which gave local authorities more power to implement policies of the national government, and redesignated some of the names and boundaries of the ten governorates.Zeidan, Shawky S. (1987) "Chapter 4 – Government and Politics: Internal Politics: Subnational Government and Administration''A Country Study: Libya''Federal Research Division, Library of Congress In February 1975, Libya issued a law that abolished the governorates and their service directorates,Zeidan, Shawky S. (1987) "Chapter 4 – Government and Politics: Internal Politics: Subnational Government and Administration: The Cultural Revolution and People's Committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Libya
The Provinces of Libya were prescribed in 1934, during the last period of colonial Italian Libya, and continued through post-independence Libya until 1963 when the Governorates system was instituted. The three main provinces of the country follow the original colonial divisions of Italian Libya: Tripolitania province, Cyrenaica province and Fezzan province. Italian colonial era After Italy took the area from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, it was administered as a single administrative unit, called Italian North Africa. Then, from 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two separate colonies, each of which run by its own Italian governor: Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania. In 1934, Italy adopted the name "Libya" (Italian Libya) as the official name of the reunified area and administratively divided it up into the three provinces of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan. In 1937, the Cyrenaica and Tripolitania provinces split, with northern Cyrenaica becoming Benghazi Provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarabulus Governorate
Tarabulus Governorate or Tripoli Governorate was one of the Governorates of Libya, governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. It contained the city of Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, which was also its administrative capital. Tarabulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, and was sometimes applied to the entire Tripolitania (province of Libya), Tripolitania province. The governorate's population was 379,925 in 1964 and had risen to 544,842 by 1972. Although Tarabulus Governorate constituted less than 1% of the land area in Libya, more than 25% of the population lived there, with a density about five times greater than the mean of the other governorates.United States, Department of the Army (1973) ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> See also *Tarablus (other), Tarabulus References Governorates of Libya {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabha Governorate
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Sabha Governorate (or Sebha Governorate) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. It was formed from part of Fezzan province. Its capital was Sabha. In 1970, it had a population of around 97,000.United States, Department of the Army (1973) ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> References Governorates of Libya Governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misrata Governorate
Misrata Governorate (or Misurata Province before WW2) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was the town of Misrata. Initially in the 1930s was called "Provincia di Misurata" of Italian Libya. It was created out of the eastern part of Tripolitania province. The governorate's population was 145,894 in 1964 and had risen to 156,980 by 1972. Misurata Provincia Before WW2 it was called ''Provincia di Misurata'' and had the same extension and capital. it was one of the four provinces of Italian Libya, that were created in 1937 as a "Metropolitan region" of the Kingdom of Italy. It was divided in 3 sections (called "Circondari" in Italian): * Misurata * Zliten * Khoms (Homs in Italian) Some villages for Italian colonists were created in this 'province', greatly improving the farm production of the area: the most important was ''Villaggio Crispi''. The population in the 1939 Census was of nearly 225,000 inhabitants, most of which were Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jabal Al Gharbi Governorate
Jabal al Gharbi Governorate or Jebal al Gharbi Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was Gharian.Fisher, Morris (1985) ''Provinces and provincial capitals of the world'' (second edition) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New jersey, page 88, Other important towns in the governorate were Yafran, Nalut, Ghadames Ghadames or Ghadamis ( Berber: ''ʕadémis''; ar, غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ''ɣdāməs'', Latin: ''Cidamus, Cydamus'', it, Gadames) is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya. The i ... and Mizda. It was created out of the southwestern part of Tripolitania province. In 1970 the governorate was renamed Gharyan Governorate, but the boundaries remained unchanged. In 1972 the governorate had 5 districts named after the main towns: Gharyan, Yafran, Nalut, Ghadames and Mizda. The governorate's population was 180,883 in 1964 and had risen to 245,018 by 1972.Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darnah Governorate
Darnah Governorate (Derna Governorate, ar, محافظة درنة) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. It was created out of the Cyrenaica province. Its capital was the town of Derna. The governorate's population was 84,112 in 1964 and had risen to 108,407 by 1972.United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> *Bayda Governorate – west *Benghazi Governorate Benghazi Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. It was created out of the Cyrenaica province. Its capital was the town of Benghazi Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Lat ... – south Notes Governorates of Libya {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benghazi Governorate
Benghazi Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. It was created out of the Cyrenaica province. Its capital was the town of Benghazi Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ....Fisher, Morris (1985) ''Provinces and provincial capitals of the world'' (2nd edition) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, page 88, * Beida Governorate – east * Misrata Governorate – west * Sebha Governorate – west * Ubari Governorate – west See also * Benghazi Province Notes Governorates of Libya Benghazi {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Az Zawiyah Governorate
Az Zawiyah Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ... from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was Zawiya. It was created out of the northwestern part of Tripolitania province. The governorate's population was 190,708 in 1964 and had risen to 231,242 by 1972.United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> Notes Governorates of Libya Tripolitania {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Khums Governorate
Al Khums Governorate or Homs Governorate ( ar, الخمس محافظة) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ... from 1963 to 1983. Its capital was the town of Khoms. It was created out of the Tripolitania province. The governorate's population was 136,679 in 1964 and had risen to 184,079 by 1972.United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.Cpage 60/ref> Notes Governorates of Libya Al Khums {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
