The Baladiyah (singular), or baladiyat (plural), is the intended second-level administration subdivision of Libya being reintroduced in 2012 by the General National Congress with Law 59 on the system of local administration, dividing the country into governorates (muhafazat) and districts (baladiyat), with baladiyah having local councils. As the proposed governorates have not been created, the 22 districts continue to serve as the primary administrative divisions of Libya.

Baladiyah is an Arabic word used in many Arab countries to denote administrative divisions of a country.

History Baladiyat were first introduced in Libya in 1983 to replace the governorate system. The ten existing governorates were replaced with forty-six baladiyat, but in 1988 that number was reduced to twenty-five baladiyat. In 1995 they were replaced by shabiyat. For Libya, the baladiyat are usually known in English as "districts" and sometimes as "municipalities", but the municipal level under the baladiyat and subsequent shabiyat systems was the Basic People's Congress. After the fall of Gaddafi and the transfer of government from the interim National Transitional Council to the elected General National Congress, the previous shabiyat and Basic People's Congress system was deemed inappropriate, and a revised system was authorized with governorates (muhafazat) as the primary division and districts (baladiyat) as their subdivision, with baladiyat having local councils. This was implemented in part by the Council of Ministers with resolution No. 180 in July 2013, creating the baladiyah. There were originally ninety-nine baladiyat listed for Libya, but by March 2015 that number had grown to 108. The first-level administration subdivisions, the governorates (muhafazat), have yet to be created due to a vested interest in maintaining decentralized governance, and the continuing civil war.

1988

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 linked article.

Number Name Region 1 Ajdabiya Cyrenaica 2 ‘Aziziya Tripolitania 3 Butnan Cyrenaica 4 Fati Cyrenaica 5 Jabal al Akhdar Cyrenaica 6 Jufra Fezzan 7 Khoms Tripolitania 8 Kufra Cyrenaica 9 Nuqat al Khams Tripolitania 10 Wadi al Shatii Fezzan 11 Ubari Fezzan 12 Zawiya Tripolitania 13 Benghazi Cyrenaica 14 Derna Cyrenaica 15 Ghadames Tripolitania 16 Gharyan Tripolitania 17 Misrata Tripolitania 18 Murzuq Fezzan 19 Sabha Fezzan 20 Sawfajjin Tripolitania 21 Sirte Tripolitania 22 Tripoli Tripolitania 23 Tarhuna Tripolitania 24 Yafran Tripolitania 25 Zlitan Tripolitania

2013 Below is a list of the 99 baladiyat in Libya as created July 2013.

Number Name District Region 1 Tobruk Butnan (Capital) Cyrenaica 2 Musaid Butnan Cyrenaica 3 Jaghbub Butnan Cyrenaica 4 Derna Derna (Capital) Cyrenaica 5 Al Qubah Qubah (Capital) Cyrenaica 6 Abraq Derna Cyrenaica 7 Bayda Jebel Akhdar (Capital) Cyrenaica 8 Cyrene Jebel Akhdar Cyrenaica 9 Sahel El-Jebel Jebel Akhdar Cyrenaica 10 Umm al Rizam Derna Cyrenaica 11 Marj Marj (Capital) Cyrenaica 12 Jardas al ‘Abid Marj Cyrenaica 13 Tocra Marj Cyrenaica 14 Abyar Marj Cyrenaica 15 Qaminis Benghazi Cyrenaica 16 Suluq Benghazi Cyrenaica 17 Benghazi Benghazi (Capital) Cyrenaica (Historical Capital) 18 Ajdabiya Al Wahat (Capital) Cyrenaica 19 Brega Al Wahat Cyrenaica 20 Kufra Kufra (Capital) Cyrenaica 21 Tazirbu Kufra Cyrenaica 22 Awjila Al Wahat Cyrenaica 23 Jikharra Al Wahat Cyrenaica 24 Jalu Al Wahat Cyrenaica 25 Marada Al Wahat Cyrenaica 26 Gulf of Sidra Sirte Tripolitania 27 Sirte Sirte (Capital) Tripolitania 28 Zamzam Sirte Tripolitania 29 Hun Jufra (Capital) Fezzan 30 Shatii Shargi Wadi Shatii Fezzan 31 Shatii Garbi Wadi Shatii Fezzan 32 Sebha Sebha (Capital) Fezzan (Historical Capital) 33 Murzuk Murzuk (Capital) Fezzan 34 Eshargia Murzuk Fezzan 35 Wadi Utba Wadi Shatii Fezzan 36 Traghan Murzuk Fezzan 37 Ubari Wadi al Hayaa District (Capital) Fezzan 38 Ghat Ghat (Capital) Fezzan 39 Bent Bayeh Wadi al Hayaa District Fezzan 40 Misurata Misurata (Capital) Tripolitania 41 Zliten Murqub Tripolitania 42 Al Khums Murqub (Capital) Tripolitania 43 Essahl Murqub Tripolitania 44 Qasr Khiar Murqub Tripolitania 45 Msallata Murqub Tripolitania 46 Tarhuna Murqub Tripolitania 47 Bani Walid Misurata Tripolitania 48 Castelverde Tripoli Tripolitania 49 Tajura Tripoli Tripolitania 50 Tripoli (Capital of Libya) Tripoli (Capital) Tripolitania (Historical Capital) 51 Suani Tripoli Tripolitania 52 Qasr bin Ghashir Tripoli Tripolitania 53 Janzur Tripoli Tripolitania 54 Andalus Tripoli Tripolitania 55 Wadi Rabie Tripoli Tripolitania 56 Abu Saleem Tripoli Tripolitania 57 Sbaiea Tripoli Tripolitania 58 Sidi Saeh Tripoli Tripolitania 59 Souq Elkhamis Murqub Tripolitania 60 Souq al Jum'aa Tripoli Tripolitania 61 ‘Aziziya Jafara (Capital) Tripolitania 62 Zahra Jafara Tripolitania 63 Zawiya Zawiya (Capital) Tripolitania 64 Western Zawiya Zawiya Tripolitania 65 Al Maya Zawiya Tripolitania 66 Zuwarah Nuqat al Khams Tripolitania 67 Sabratha Zawiya Tripolitania 68 Sorman Zawiya Tripolitania 69 Jumayl Nuqat al Khams (Capital) Tripolitania 70 Zaltan Nuqat al Khams Tripolitania 71 Ajaylat Nuqat al Khams Tripolitania 72 Reqdalin Nuqat al Khams Tripolitania 73 Baten Eljabel Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 74 Gharyan Nafusa Mountains (Capital) Tripolitania 75 Yafran Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 76 Kikla Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 77 Sorman Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 78 Jadu Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 79 Rhibat Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 80 Ryaina Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 81 Asbi'a Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 82 Rijban Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 83 Zintan Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 84 Dahr Eljabal Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 85 Haraba Nafusa Mountains Tripolitania 86 Nalut Nalut (Capital) Tripolitania 87 Wazzin Nalut Tripolitania 88 El Houamed Nalut Tripolitania 89 Kabaw Nalut Tripolitania 90 Nesma Nalut Tripolitania 91 Eshgiga Murqub Tripolitania 92 Ghadames Nalut Tripolitania 93 Qayqab Derna Cyrenaica 94 Bi'r al Ashhab Butnan Cyrenaica 95 Qatrun Murzuk Fezzan 96 Tawergha Misurata Tripolitania 97 Alghoraifa Wadi al Ajal Fezzan 98 Dawon Murqub Tripolitania 99 Elgurda Wadi Shatii Fezzan

See also Provinces of Libya Governorates of Libya

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