ISO 3166-2:LY
ISO 3166-2:LY is the entry for
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 LY, 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) [note 1]
|
Subdivision name (en) [note 2] |
---|---|---|---|
LY-BU | Al Buţnān | البطنان | Butnan |
LY-JA | Al Jabal al Akhḑar | الجبل الأخضر | Green Mountain |
LY-JG | Al Jabal al Gharbī | الجبل الغربي | Western Mountain |
LY-JI | Al Jafārah | الجفارة | Jafara |
LY-JU | Al Jufrah | الجفرة | Jufra |
LY-KF | Al Kufrah | الكفرة | Kufra |
LY-MJ | Al Marj | المرج | Meadows |
LY-MB | Al Marqab | المرقب | Murqub |
LY-WA | Al Wāḩāt | الواحات | Oases |
LY-NQ | An Nuqāţ al Khams | النقاط الخمس | Nuqat al Khams |
LY-ZA | Az Zāwiyah | الزاوية | Zawiya |
LY-BA | Banghāzī
|
بنغازي | Benghazi |
LY-DR | Darnah | درنة | Derna |
LY-GT | Ghāt | غات | Ghat |
LY-MI | Mişrātah | مصراته | Misrata |
LY-MQ | Murzuq | مرزق | Murzuq |
LY-NL | Nālūt | نالوت | Nalut |
LY-SB | Sabhā | سبها | Sabha |
LY-SR | Surt | سرت | Sirte |
LY-TB | Ţarābulus | طرابلس | Tripoli |
LY-WD | Wādī al Ḩayāt | وادي الحياة | Wadi al Hayaa |
LY-WS | 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 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
---|---|---|---|
Newsletter I-5 | 2003-09-05 | Revision of subdivision layout. Revision of header information | Subdivision layout: 13 municipalities (see below) → 34 municipalities |
Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | 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) |
---|---|
2014-12-18 | Alignment of the French short name lower case with UNTERM |
2011-11-08 | Name change |
2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source |
Codes before Newsletter I-5
Former code | Subdivision name |
---|---|
LY-BU | Al Buţnān |
LY-JA | Al Jabal al Akhḑar |
LY-JG | Al Jabal al Gharbī |
LY-JU | Al Jufrah |
LY-WA | Al Wāḩah |
LY-WU | Al Wusţá |
LY-ZA | Az Zāwiyah |
LY-BA | Banghāzī |
LY-FA | Fazzān |
LY-MI | Mişrātah |
LY-NA | Naggaza |
LY-SF | Sawfajjin |
LY-TB | Ţarābulus |
Codes before Newsletter II-2
Former code | Subdivision name |
---|---|
LY-AJ | Ajdābiyā |
LY-BU | Al Buţnān |
LY-HZ | Al Ḩizām al Akhḑar |
LY-JA | Al Jabal al Akhḑar |
LY-JI | Al Jifārah |
LY-JU | Al Jufrah |
LY-KF | Al Kufrah |
LY-MJ | Al Marj |
LY-MB | Al Marqab |
LY-QT | Al Qaţrūn |
LY-QB | Al Qubbah |
LY-WA | Al Wāḩah |
LY-NQ | An Nuqaţ al Khams |
LY-SH | Ash Shāţi'
|
LY-ZA | Az Zāwiyah |
LY-BA | Banghāzī
|
LY-BW | Banī Walīd |
LY-DR | Darnah |
LY-GD | Ghadāmis |
LY-GR | Gharyān |
LY-GT | Ghāt |
LY-JB | Jaghbūb
|
LY-MI | Mişrātah |
LY-MZ | Mizdah |
LY-MQ | Murzuq |
LY-NL | Nālūt |
LY-SB | Sabhā |
LY-SS | Şabrātah Şurmān
|
LY-SR | Surt |
LY-TN | Tājūrā' wa an Nawāḩī al Arbāʻ
|
LY-TB | Ţarābulus |
LY-TM | Tarhūnah-Masallātah
|
LY-WD | Wādī al Ḩayāt
|
LY-YJ | Yafran-Jādū
|
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: LY
- Districts of Libya, Statoids.com