Awbari Governorate Explained

Awbari Governorate or Ubari Governorate^[1] Arabic: أوباري محافظة was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1973.^[2] Its capital was the town of Ubari. It was created out of the southwestern part of Fezzan province. In 1973 the Awbari Governorate was merged into an altered Sabha Governorate.

The governorate's population was 31,890 in 1964.^[3]

Notes

25.2°N 27°W

Notes and References

1. United States Department of State (1970) U.S. Department of State fact book of the countries of the world Crown Publishing, New York, page 404,
2. [Helen Chapin Metz|Metz, Helen Chapin]
3. United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" Libya (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. page 60