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| Capital | Tripoli |
| Government | republic |
| Coin | Libyan Dinar |
| Surface | 1,759,540 km² |
| Population | 5.765.563 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Islam |
| Call code | 218 |
| Internet TLD | .ly |
| Time zone | UTC 2 |
Libya is a North African country, located between Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Chad and Sudan. To the north it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is a former Italian colony. After a two-year transition period, the independent United Kingdom of Libya was founded on December 24, 1951, with Idris I as king. In 1969 Colonel Gaddafi staged a coup and under his leadership the country followed a quirky course. It was not until the end of his reign that Libya began to adopt a more open course, also in terms of tourism. Since the civil war in 2011, this process has again been slowed down by the unsafe situation in the country. The civil war, which began as an uprising against the regime, also brought the end of the long dictatorship under Gaddafi. Currently, the National Transitional Council has taken control of the entire territory and the new head of state is Mustafa Abud al-Jeleil.
Regions
Globally we can divide Libya into 4 parts:
- Eastern Libya, the area of the ancient Greek Pentapolis
- Western Libya, the area of the ancient Greek Tripolis
- Gulf of Sidra, the center on the Mediterranean Sea
- Sahara, the Libyan desert
Towns
Other destinations
- Leptis Magna, once the second city of the Roman Empire, now beautiful ruins.
Info
Libya is a former Italian colony and you notice that in many Italian neighborhoods in the cities.
The country can be divided into a Mediterranean climate with warm summers and mild winters and a desert climate with extremely hot temperatures in the summer, with very low temperatures at night. In winter it can freeze at night. Taking this into account, the best period to visit Libya is in April, May, October and November.
After independence in late 1951, Libya was a monarchy under King Idris. He was ousted by a military coup in 1969 that brought Gaddafi to power. The country became internationally isolated, especially after Libya's involvement in several terrorist attacks. It changed its policy by announcing to fight al-Qaida in 1999.
It is now more open to tourism, but the tourist infrastructure is still quite rudimentary. Compared to Egypt and Morocco, the country is much more authentic.
Geography
Libya consists for the most part of desert.
Inhabitants
Farmers in Libya spray their crops with water that they pump from the ground.
How to get there?
An international travel pass is required. Moreover, it must be valid for another 6 months after return and may also not have a stamp or visa from Israel contain. A visa for Europeans cannot be arranged at Tripoli airport, but must be requested in advance at the Libyan representation in the country of origin. For tourist trips, this must be arranged in collaboration with a travel organization. Libya currently does not allow independently traveling tourists.
By plane
The company you can get to in Libya with is Afriqiyah. This is usually used by travel companies. Other airlines serving Tripoli from Brussels are British Airways, Swiss International Airways, Australian Airlines, Lufthansa, but these are not direct flights. From Schiphol you can reach Tripoli with British Airways, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, KLM,...
By train
Does not apply.
By car
Does not apply.
By bus
Does not apply.
By boat
Does not apply.
Travel around
Language
Arabic is the official language of Libya. Berber is sometimes spoken too
To buy
Cost
Food
stay overnight
To learn
To work
Safety
It is very unsafe in Libya, because of the political problems in the country. It is therefore not recommended to go on holiday to Libya during this time. See here.
Health
respect
Contact
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