Bayda
البيضاء Elbeida | |
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City | |
.jpg) Al Akhdar, Bayda | |
  Bayda Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′59″N 21°44′30″E / 32.76639°N 21.74167°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Jabal al Akhdar |
| Settled |
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| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 380,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 2 |
Bayda[a] or Elbeida[b] (Arabic: البيضاء, romanized: al-Bayḍāʾ, pronounced [al.bajˈdˤaːʔ] ), known as Beda Littoria[4] under Italian colonial rule, is a commercial and industrial city in northern Cyrenaica, eastern Libya. With a population of 250,000 people,[5] Bayda is the 4th-largest city in Libya[6][7] after Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata. It is the capital city of the Jabal al Akhdar district.
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