Fezzan province
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Fezzan
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Region | |
 Fezzan was a governorate within both Italian Libya and the Kingdom of Libya, 1934–1963. | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Capital | Sabha |
| Area | |
• Total | 551,170 km2 (212,810 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
• Total | 442,090 |
| • Density | 0.80/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Fezzan province is one of the three traditional Provinces of Libya. It was a formal province from 1934 until 1963, when it was subdivided into the Governorates of Libya. Its capital was the city of Sabha.
In 1963, the province was split into:
Fezzan was a province under the Ottoman Turks and Italy, and a province (wilayah) or governorate (muhafazah) of independent Libya (alongside Tripolitania and Cyrenaica) until 1963. With the introduction of the new administrative division of Libya in 1963, Fezzan was abolished as an independent administrative unit and was divided into the muhafazat of Awbari and Sabha. In 1983, these administrative divisions were abolished in favour of smaller districts or baladiyah. The Baladiyat-system was reorganized in 1987 and was replaced in 1995 by the sha'biyat-system.
The former Fezzan province contains the districts (sha'biyat) of Wadi al Shatii, Wadi al Hayaa, Jufra, Ghadames, Murzuq, Sabha and Ghat (some maps allocate Ghadames to the neighbouring region of Tripolitania). The historic capital, largest city, political and administrative centre is Sabha.
