ISO 3166-2:LY is the entry for Libya in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Libya, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 22 popularates.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Libya. The second part is two letters.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Code Subdivision name (ar)(BGN/PCGN 1956) Subdivision name (ar)For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision name (en)For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Al Buţnān البطنان Butnan Al Jabal al Akhḑar الجبل الأخضر Green Mountain Al Jabal al Gharbī الجبل الغربي Western Mountain Al Jafārah الجفارة Jafara Al Jufrah الجفرة Jufra Al Kufrah الكفرة Kufra Al Marj المرج Meadows Al Marqab المرقب Murqub Al Wāḩāt الواحات Oases An Nuqāţ al Khams النقاط الخمس Nuqat al Khams Az Zāwiyah الزاوية Zawiya Banghāzī بنغازي Benghazi Darnah درنة Derna Ghāt غات Ghat Mişrātah مصراته Misrata Murzuq مرزق Murzuq Nālūt نالوت Nalut Sabhā سبها Sabha Surt سرت Sirte طرابلس Tripoli Wādī al Ḩayāt وادي الحياة Wadi al Hayaa Wādī ash Shāţi’ وادي الشاطئ Wadi ash Shati Notes
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Revision of subdivision layout. Revision of header information Subdivision layout: 13 municipalities (see below) → 34 municipalities Update of the administrative structure and of the list source Subdivision layout: 34 municipalities (see below) → 22 popularates
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
Effective date of change Short description of change (en)2014-12-18Alignment of the French short name lower case with UNTERM2011-11-08Name change2010-06-30Update of the administrative structure and of the list source
Codes before Newsletter I-5 Former code Subdivision name Al Buţnān Al Jabal al Akhḑar Al Jabal al Gharbī Al Jufrah Al Wusţá Az Zāwiyah Banghāzī Fazzān Mişrātah Naggaza Sawfajjin Ţarābulus
Codes before Newsletter II-2 Former code Subdivision name Ajdābiyā Al Buţnān Al Jabal al Akhḑar Al Jifārah Al Jufrah Al Kufrah Al Marj Al Marqab Al Qaţrūn Al Qubbah Al Wāḩah An Nuqaţ al Khams Ash Shāţi' Az Zāwiyah Banghāzī Banī Walīd Darnah Ghadāmis Gharyān Ghāt Jaghbūb Mizdah Murzuq Nālūt Sabhā Surt Tarhūnah-Masallātah Wādī al Ḩayāt Yafran-Jādū
See also Subdivisions of Libya FIPS region codes of Libya Neighbouring countries: DZ, EG, NE, SD, TD, TN
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: LY Districts of Libya, Statoids.com