Popular Places in Libya

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  • Al Bayda
  • Al Bayda is the largest town in the vicinity of the archaeological sites of Cyrene and Apollonia. It is located inland and a good base for a few nights in the area.
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  • Al Bayda
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  • apollonia
  • Apollonia
  • For centuries the port for bustling Cyrene, Apollonia was an important town in its own right. This importance outlasted the founding Greeks and carried through to the Roman and Byzantine eras.
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  • Apollonia
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  • cyrenaica
  • Cyrenaica
  • Old Roman cities are fairly well represented all over North Africa, but nowhere is there a site of Greek ruins more impressive than Cyrene. Not only does it have a fantastic setting overlooking the Mediterranean, but the site is only partly excavated.
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  • ghadames
  • Ghadames
  • Ghadames is an oasis in the west of Libya, 340 miles south west of Tripoli, near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. The old part of the town,which is surrounded by a wall, has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
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  • Ghadames
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  • leptis magna
  • Leptis Magna
  • Leptis Magna has deservedly earned a reputation for having the most complete and impressive Roman ruins in the whole of North Africa. These Roman structures have made the city an important area for archaeological study.
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  • Leptis Magna
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  • ptolemais
  • Ptolemais
  • Although very little excavation has been done here the importance of Ptolemais is immediately evident. Vast cisterns, once the largest in North Africa with a capacity...
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  • Ptolemais
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  • sabratha
  • Sabratha
  • The theatre is the main attraction of Sabratha and is in excellent condition having had some restoration. The museum is a must, and has an extensive exhibition of everything from statues to small coins.
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  • Sabratha
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  • the akakus mountains
  • The Akakus Mountains
  • The Akakus Mountains are home to one of the richest concentrations of rock art, in a dramatic mountain landscape where black rock is lapped by golden sands.
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  • The Akakus Mountains
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  • the fezzan
  • The Fezzan
  • A mixture of heavily eroded sandstone, basalt mountains and vast sand seas make up the Fezzan. The Jebal Akakus is the most famous area, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site.
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  • The Fezzan
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  • idehan ubari
  • Idehan Ubari
  • Idehan is the local word for a sand sea, and the Ubari is a prime example of one, stretching some 300 miles from east to west. The dunes, steep crescents stacked one on top of...
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  • Idehan Ubari
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  • tripoli
  • Tripoli
  • Tripoli is a city of two distinct sections, the Arab medina and the Italian Colonial-era new town. It also has quieter areas with whitewashed mosques, traditional Arab houses and the Marcus Aurelius Arch, dating back to the Roman era.
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  • Tripoli
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  • wadi methkandoush
  • Wadi Methkandoush
  • The best part of a day’s journey from the Akakus, Wadi Methkandoush runs for about a kilometre along the base of the Msek Settafet mountains and is home to some of the best examples of petroglyphs in the country.
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  • Wadi Methkandoush
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