Bayda Governorate (Bayda Governorate, ar, محافظة البيضاء) 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 1969. Its capital was Bayda.Other important towns in the governorate were

Marj Marj ( ar, المرج, Al Marǧ, The Meadows), also spelt ''El Merj'', generally believed to be on the site of the ancient city of Barca or Barce, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an ...

, Al Qubah,

Shahhat Shahhat ( ar, شحات) 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. Shahhat is linked with Derna by two roads, the inner one runnin ...

and Apollonia. It was created out of the

Cyrenaica province Cyrenaica 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 Benghazi. Between 1911 and 1934 it had been th ...

. On 23 May 1971, the governorate was renamed Jabal al Akhdar Governorate, but the boundaries remained unchanged. The governorate's population was 131,940 in 1963.Districts of Libya
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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 ...

- east *

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 ...

- west

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