![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Neighborhood_of_Al_Akhdar_%2528Bayda%252C_Libya%252C2011-08-23%2529.jpg/640px-Neighborhood_of_Al_Akhdar_%2528Bayda%252C_Libya%252C2011-08-23%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Bayda, Libya
City in Cyrenaica, Libya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bayda, or Elbeida (/ˈbaɪdə/ or /ˈbeɪdə/; Arabic: البيضاء al-Bayḍāʾ listenⓘ) (also spelt az-Zāwiyat al-Bayḍāʾ,[3] Zāwiyat al-Bayḑā,[4] Beida[5] and El Beida;[5] known as Beda Littoria[6] 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,[7] Bayda is the 4th-largest city in Libya[8][9] (after Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata). It is the capital city of the Jabal al Akhdar district.
Quick Facts البيضاءEl Beida, Country ...
Bayda
البيضاء El Beida | |
---|---|
City | |
![]() Al Akhdar, Bayda | |
Coordinates: 32°45′59″N 21°44′30″E | |
Country | ![]() |
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) [1] |
Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 380,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 2 |
Close