Bayda, Libya
Bayda, or Elbeida (/ˈbaɪdə/ or /ˈbeɪdə/; Arabic: البيضاء al-Bayḍāʾ ⓘ) (also spelt az-Zāwiyat al-Bayḍāʾ, Zāwiyat al-Bayḑā’, Beida and El Beida; known as Beda Littoria under Italian colonial rule), is a commercial and industrial city in eastern Libya. It is located in northern Cyrenaica. 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.
Bayda
البيضاء El Beida | |
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City | |
Al Akhdar, Bayda | |
Bayda Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′59″N 21°44′30″E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Jabal al Akhdar |
| Settled | • Balagrae (circa early 1st millennium BCE) • az-Zawiyya al-Bayda (in 1840) • Beda Littoria (in 1933) • Al-Bayda (Elbeida) (in 1950s) |
| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 380,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 2 |
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