Sabha

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See sabhā for the Indian concept of "council".

Sabha (Arabic: سبها) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is Sabha.

Sabha has one small domestic airport. It is the most important city of southern Libya. Sabha people are mostly a mixture of Arab and Black. Unmixed Black are also a common ethnicity.

The Sahara Desert begins at Sabha. There are illegal passenger buses that arrive at this city from southern Afican countries such as Niger, a journey which takes seven days. It is one of the most dangerous routes as it goes through the desert. Bus drivers often lose their way and passengers sometimes die from lack of food and water. People from Ghana, Togo, and Sudan come through Sabha and then to Europe through Tripoli.

There is a big lake inside the Sahara Desert near Sabha named "Gaberoun". This was a village several years ago but now only a tourist spot.

The major cities of Sabha include