 In the 1973 reorganization it became part of Al Khalji Governorate.In 1983 Al Khalji was divided into a number of baladiyat (districts), with what is now Al Wahat being included in the Ajdabiya baladiyah and the Jalu baladiyah.In the 1988 reorganization, Jalu was subsumed within Ajdabiya baladiyah.