List of wadis of Libya

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Map of Libya with some of the most important wadis. Un-libya.png
Map of Libya with some of the most important wadis.
Map of Libya's regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. Tripolitania-fezzan-cyrenaica.jpg
Map of Libya's regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica.

This is a list of wadis in Libya . This list is arranged by region from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

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Tripolitania

Fezzan

Cyrenaica

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