Editing Libya (section)

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Subdivisions of Libya|Districts of Libya|Baladiyat of Libya}}
[[File:Libya, administrative divisions - Nmbrs - colored.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Districts of Libya since 2007]]
Historically, the area of Libya was considered three provinces (or states), [[Tripolitania]] in the northwest, [[Cyrenaica|Barka]] (Cyrenaica) in the east, and [[Fezzan]] in the southwest. The conquest by Italy in the [[Italo-Turkish War]] united them into a single political unit.

Since 2007, Libya has been divided into 22 districts ([[Shabiyat]]):
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em
|# [[Nuqat al Khams]]
# [[Zawiya District|Zawiya]]
# [[Jafara]]
# [[Tripoli District, Libya|Tripoli]]
# [[Murqub District|Murqub]]
# [[Misrata District|Misrata]]
# [[Sirte District|Sirte]]
# [[Benghazi District|Benghazi]]
# [[Marj District|Marj]]
# [[Jabal al Akhdar]]
# [[Derna District|Derna]]
# [[Tobruk District|Tobruk]]
# [[Nalut District|Nalut]]
# [[Jabal al Gharbi District|Jabal al Gharbi]]
# [[Wadi al Shatii District|Wadi al Shatii]]
# [[Jufra District|Jufra]]
# [[Al Wahat District|Al Wahat]]
# [[Ghat District|Ghat]]
# [[Wadi al Hayaa District|Wadi al Hayaa]]
# [[Sabha District|Sabha]]
# [[Murzuq District|Murzuq]]
# [[Kufra District|Kufra]]
}}

In 2022, 18 provinces were declared by the Libyan Government of National Unity ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220302150300/https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libyan-government-divides-country-18-provinces Libyan Observer]): the eastern coast, Jabal Al-Akhdar, Al-Hizam, Benghazi, Al-Wahat, Al-Kufra, Al-Khaleej, Al-Margab, Tripoli, Al-Jafara, Al-Zawiya, West Coast, Gheryan, Zintan, Nalut, Sabha, Al-Wadi, and Murzuq Basin.