Derna Governorate

Darnah Governorate[1] (Derna Governorate,[2] Arabic: محافظة درنة) was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983.

It was created out of the Cyrenaica province.

Its capital was the town of Derna.

[3] The governorate's population was 84,112 in 1964 and had risen to 108,407 by 1972.

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