Khums remained part of Tripolitania province until 1962 when the Federal system canceled and replaced by "Muhafazah" governorates system ("muhafazah") system, and this system remained even after the 1969 coup d'état and through the Libyan Arab Republic, until superseded by the 1983 "Baladiyat" districts system. The baladiyat system was itself dropped in 1995 and replaced by thirteen districts named shabiyat. Despite the changes, Khums remained as a separate district under the name of al-Khums or Murqub.