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Al Bayda

Also known as Bayda

city in Libya

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Al Bayda is a city located in eastern Libya that has served as an important regional center. It gained particular significance in recent years as a stronghold for anti-government forces during Libya's civil conflict.

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Place details

Locality: البيضاء
Region: الجبل الأخضر
Country: ليبيا
Population: 129,439
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli

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Wikidata facts

Official name: البيضاء
Population: 250000
Area: 155.54
Elevation: 623
Image: The Odeon Al Bayda.jpg
Licence plate code: 2

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Commons category: El Bayda'
native label: البيضاء
inception: 1840-00-00
P8168: A.D. Camacha
P12749: Iserbrook

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Bayda or Elbeida (Arabic: البيضاء, romanized: al-Bayḍāʾ, pronounced [al.bajˈdˤaːʔ] ), known as Beda Littoria under Italian colonial rule, is a commercial and industrial city in northern Cyrenaica, eastern Libya. With a population of 250,000 people, Bayda is the 4th-largest city in Libya after Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata. It is the capital city of the Jabal al Akhdar district.

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