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Libya Economy
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Libya's economy is based overwhelmingly on oil production, though agriculture and livestock herding are still important to many rural families. Receipts from oil exports account for nearly all income from foreign trade. Email your comments or suggestions.
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Libya Embassies
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Embassy of Nigeria in Libya. Embassy of Cyprus in Libya. Shara Al Thel, Ben Ashour. Tripoli., Libya. Tel: (0021821) 609.728,. Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Andreas Georgiades. Also accredited to: Mali, Mauritania, Niger,. E-mail: 100125.52@compuserve.com. Trade attache: Jose Marcos Viana. 16/18 Shara Mahmoud Shaltout. Tel: 00 218 21 41835/36. Tel: [218] (21) 72160, 70586, 70597. Embassy of Italy in Libya. Tel (0021821) 3334131 2 3. Telex: 0901 20602 ITALDIPL LY. Consulate General in Benghazi:. Shara Uahran, 1.
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Photos from Libya
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Libyan People
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The vast majority of the people speak Arabic, the national language. Pastoral groups in the south, such as the nomadic Tuareg, use dialects of the Berber language. Many Libyans also speak Italian, English, or French as a second language. Libya's population consists of a large number of foreign-born people. They include Europeans and people from other Arab countries, who work as technicians and laborers in the nation's oil industry. Email your comments or suggestions.
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City of Benghazi
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The City of Benghazi. In 1450 a man named Ghazi or Seedi Ghazi as the locals called him moved to Barneek and died there after contributing good deeds to the city and to her people, so the people named the city after him Bani Ghazi , Banghazi or Benghazi. In 1578 the Turks invaded benghazi and it was ruled by the Karamanlis from 1711 till 1835 when the Ottomans started their rule of the city till 1911. Email your comments or suggestions.
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Facts about Libya
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Official Name: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Area: 678,400 square miles (1,757,000 square kilometers). Population: (1996 estimate). 5,445,000; 8.0 persons per square mile (3.1 persons per square kilometer); 86.0 percent urban, 14.0 percent rural (1995 estimate). Major Language: Arabic (official). Major Religion: Islam (official). Literacy: 76.2 percent. Form of Government: Socialist state. Email your comments or suggestions.
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Libya History
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The History of Libya. Later, Libya became an important part of the Roman Empire. It was influential because of its location across the Mediterranean from Italy. Libya's prosperity during this period is reflected by the Roman ruins in the cities of Leptis Magna, Sabrata, and Oea. In the mid-11th century groups of migrants called the Beni Salim and Beni Hilal settled in the area of present-day Libya and started to dominate the local Berbers. Under their influence, the Arabic language and culture spread...
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Tripoli
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Tripoli is an ancient city. It was one of the main four phoenician cities in North Africa. The other three are Karthag, Sabrata and Liptes. In 24 BC it was invaded by the Garamants who came from the South of Libya. At the begining of the third century it got the name Tripolitanos which means the three cities, i.e. Sabrata, Ouia and Liptes. March 10, 1941, March 11, March 16, March 17, March 24, March 25, March 28 and March 29, 1941 and May 4, 1941. Email your comments or suggestions.
