Districts of Libya

The term {{lang|ar|شعبية}} in Arabic can mean both "popularity" or "That that is of the people" or more simply "pertaining to the people". The second meaning was used by the Libyan government to refer to the districts of Libya, in tandem with the general ideology of the state. Sha'biyat in Libya are the highest administrative level. A lower level, equivalent to a county, exists and divides each Shabiyah into smaller entities.

The term was new and exclusive to Libya, in line with exclusive terms for republic (jamahiriya), ministry (amanah) and embassy (people's-bureau)—all of which are different from what is used throughout Arabic-speaking countries, including even Libya itself before its adoption of the neology.

Shabiyah ({{Langx|ar|شعبية}} šaʿbiyyah, plural: {{lang|ar| شعبيات}} šaʿbiyyāt) is a neologism exclusive to Libya under Gaddafi, in line with exclusive terms for republic (jamahiriya), ministry (amanah) and embassy (people's-bureau).

The term basically means a district, that is, a top level administrative division. Etymologically, it is an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to the people, popular".

In 2007 the twenty-two districts (shabiya) replaced the older thirty-two district system.[http://gpco.gov.ly/online/shabyat.php شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى{{spaced ndash}}Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220214410/http://gpco.gov.ly/online/shabyat.php |date=December 20, 2008 }}, accessed 10 May 2009, in Arabic:{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/libya.aspx|title=Libya population statistics|publisher=Geohive|access-date=30 October 2009|language=en, ar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015051855/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/libya.aspx|archive-date=15 October 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://statoids.com/uly.html|title=Districts of Libya|publisher=Statoids.com|access-date=7 November 2010}}

The list is as following:

File:Lybian Shabiat 2007 with numbers.svg

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The 2001 reorganization of Libya into districts (shabiya)[https://web.archive.org/web/20060830011946/http://www.gpc.gov.ly/online_alshabyat/index.php "الشعبيات بالجماهيرية" ("Districts of Libya")] Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, from WebArchive dated 30 August 2006 resulted in thirty-two districts and three administrative regions (المنطقة الإدارية):

File:Libya Municipalities 2001-2007.svg

The three administrative regions are missing from the above map, Qatrun,[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015234451/http://www.gpc.gov.ly/online_alshabyat/index.php?sh=33 "Districts of Libya:Alqtron Tjrhi"] Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, in Arabic, from Web Archive dated 30 August 2006 Marada,[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015234503/http://www.gpc.gov.ly/online_alshabyat/index.php?sh=34 "Districts of Libya:Mradq"] Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, in Arabic, from Web Archive dated 30 August 2006 and Jaghbub[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015234451/http://www.gpc.gov.ly/online_alshabyat/index.php?sh=35 "Districts of Libya:Aljgbob"] Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, in Arabic, from Web Archive dated 30 August 2006

In 1998 Libya was reorganized into twenty-six districts which were: Butnan, Jafara, Jufra, Kufra, Marj, Murqub, Quba, Al Wahat, Bani Walid, Benghazi, Derna, Gharyan, Jabal al Akhdar, Murzuq, Misrata, Nalut, Nuqat al Khams, Sabha, Sabrata/Sorman, Sirte, Tarhuna/Msalata, Tripoli, Wadi al Hayaa, Wadi al Shatii, Yafran, and Zawiya"Libya" 2006 Statesman's Yearbook

On 2 August 1995 Libya dropped the baladiyat system and reorganized into thirteen districts (shabiyat). Among them were Butnan (formerly Tobruk), Jabal al Akhdar, Jabal al Gharbi, Zawiya, Benghazi, and Tripoli. However, there is not agreement about the other seven names.

Baladiyah (singular) or baladiyat (plural), are Arabic words used in many Arab countries to denote administrative divisions of the country. In Libya, the baladiyat system of districts was introduced in 1983 to replace the governorate system. Originally there were forty-six baladiyat districts, 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 located on the map. Note that each district linked may be both a baladiyah and a shabiyah. The many changes may not always be reflected in the article.

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• 1 Ajdabiya
• 2 ‘Aziziya
• 3 Butnan
• 4 Fati
• 5 Jabal al Akhdar
• 6 Jufra
• 7 Khoms
• 8 Kufra
• 9 Nuqat al Khams
• 10 Wadi al Shatii
• 11 Ubari
• 12 Zawiya
• 13 Benghazi

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• 14 Derna
• 15 Ghadames
• 16 Gharyan
• 17 Misrata
• 18 Murzuq
• 19 Sabha
• 20 Sawfajjin
• 21 Sirte
• 22 Tripoli
• 23 Tarhuna
• 24 Yafran
• 25 Zlitan

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For 1995 data, [4] and [5] are the two different sources mentioned in the bibliography: "The Europa World Year Book 2001" and "Ershiyi (21) Shiji Shijie Diming Lu", Beijing, 2001.

For 1988, name is provided if different from nowadays. As said above, AR stands for the three "Administrative Region" of 2001.

Fazzan wasn't strictly a district, but a historical muhafazah or wilayah along with Tripolitania (capital Tripoli) and Cyrenaica (capital Cyrene -near nowadays Shahhat- with Diocletian, moved to Ptolemais after the earthquake of 365, and to Barce -nowadays Barca- with Omer Bin Khattab in 643).

• FIPS region codes of Libya
• ISO 3166-2:LY
• List of cities in Libya
• Subdivisions of Libya

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060502173225/http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/libyap.htm Historical population data by district] from Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht (Library, University of Utrecht), retrieved by WebArchive.
• [http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/libya-administrative-map.htm Administrative Map of Libya – Nations Online Project]

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