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Guide to Libya ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Libya is a country in Africa bordered by Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, and Algeria. The official language is Arabic. About 90% of the country today is considered desert or semi desert.

Libya was ruled in parts by empires, such as the Roman Empire and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire], and tribes. In the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire ceded power of Lebanon over to Italy and the region remained under Italian rule from 1911-1943. From 1943-1951, Britain and France ruled Libya. Independence was not declared until 1951, by King Idris I. Libya became an Arab Republic after Muammar Gaddafi dethroned the king. He ruled until 2011 when he was killed during conflicts across the country known as the Arab Spring.

Tribal lineages are vital genealogical records in Libya.

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Libya.

Districts

Since 2007, Libya has been divided into 22 districts (baladiyat):

1. Nuqat al Khams
2. Zawiya
3. Jafara
4. Tripoli
5. Murqub
6. Misrata
7. Sirte
8. Benghazi
9. Marj
10. Jabal al Akhdar
11. Derna
12. Butnan
13. Nalut
14. Jabal al Gharbi
15. Wadi al Shatii
16. Jufra
17. Al Wahat
18. Ghat
19. Wadi al Hayaa
20. Sabha
21. Murzuq
22. Kufra