Al Khums Governorate
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Al Khums Governorate or Homs Governorate[1] (Arabic: الخمس محافظة) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983.[2] Its capital was the town of Khoms.[3] It was created out of the Tripolitania province.
The governorate's population was 136,679 in 1964 and had risen to 184,079 by 1972.[4]