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    Map of Libya

    State of Libya

    Libya is located in North Africa. Below you can see where Libya sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Tripoli.

    Where Libya is located
    Outline of Libya
    Reference map of Libya (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Libya (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Libya — physical geography
    Relief map of Libya — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Libya
    Location map of LibyaBy NordNordWest · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Libya on the globe
    Libya on the globeBy L'Américain (talk) · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of Libya and neighboring countries
    Political map: Libya and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of Libya
    First-level administrative divisions of Libya

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    Administrative divisions of Libya

    Libya is divided into 22 municipality|governarates.

    Show all 22 municipality|governarates
    • Ajdabiya
    • Al Butnan
    • Al Jabal al Akhdar
    • Al Jifarah
    • Al Jufrah
    • Al Kufrah
    • Al Marj
    • Al Marqab
    • Al Qubbah
    • An Nuqat al Khams
    • Ash Shati'
    • Az Zawiyah
    • Benghazi
    • Ghadamis
    • Ghat
    • Misratah
    • Mizdah
    • Murzuq
    • Sabha
    • Surt
    • Tajura' wa an Nawahi al Arba
    • Wadi al Hayaa

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of Libya

    Continent
    Africa
    Region
    North Africa
    Area
    1,759,541 km²
    Coordinates
    26.34, 17.23
    Highest point
    Bikku Bitti (2,267 m)
    Land borders
    6

    Bordering countries: Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Egypt.