LIBYA

Tourism in Libya .. The story of glory and originality of the desert, It is not a land of civilization and glorious history, but also the regeneration and promotion go hand in hand in and described with its past heritage and wealth of the exploits of the past and present, Bataouath prosperous and promising tomorrow Alabhy and most beautiful in the land you live a robust and confident in the corner of the southern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, Basin of ancient civilizations and modern and comfort to its base and depth of the Arab east and west and its vital African south. The talked about Libya, you talk about the land and the people extend them and their beauty and originality of the desert and serenity to the purity of golden sand and beach on the coast of Long waters of the Mediterranean and across the capitals and the oases and mountain areas will enrich you choices beautiful to look and explore and enjoy and feel comfortable all endowed by the Creator - the Almighty - to this country many of the blessings received in Hmokh widening the horizon of a mountain or desert or coastal plain spaciousness or under the shade of the ruins of the effects are still knocking tells the story of the glory of the past era and Izz renewed.

In this introduction it should be pointed to one of the greatest achievements of civilization humanity in the mass, a project Great Manmade River, the largest project for the development of aquaculture in the world where the movement of its facilities is huge and the standard of water from aquifers in the Sahara to coastal cities and benefit from the various uses and activitiesagricultural, industrial and human resources.

About Geography:

Is the mass at the intersection of latitude 25 ° N and longitude 17 east from North Africa, located between Egypt east, Algeria and Tunisia west as bounded to the north Mediterranean coast with a length of 1770 km to the south is bordered by Chad, Niger and Sudan, and its terrain consists of plains and depressionsplateaus and desert areas constitute the bulk of its area. And the oases and facilitated many coastal stretches along the Mediterranean and the most important mountains in the Green Mountain on the north-east coast.

History:

Show evidence of fees and carved in the rocks on the effects of man in Libya very ancient dating back to pre-write the date, and so near the mountain town of languages ​​in the far south-west of Libya. In most Libyan cities spreading historic landmarks that point to the prosperity of ancient civilizations in these regions since the Phoenicians coming from images of Lebanon to the effects of the Vandals, Greeks, Ptolemies and Romans and then the Islamic era, which began in the seventh century up to the Ottoman Turks, until the beginning of Libya's recent history of the country's independence in 1951 for the Italian colonialism, which began in 1911 and the Libyans resisted heroically and provided convoys of martyrs and the martyrs, headed by Sheikh Omar Al-Mukhtar, leading to the era of mass initiated by Libya Al-Fateh Revolution of September / September 1969.

The most important cities: visitors and Sabratha and the angle, Tripoli and Misurata and five Ajdabiya and Sirte and Benghazi and Derna and Tobruk, all coastal cities. The mountain cities are: Nalut Jadu and Gharyan, white and Cyrene, and turf. The most important cities of the Libyan desert are: Sebha and Ghadames and languages ​​and Barak.

Climate: Northern areas Mediterranean climate, moderate desert climate in the south a little rain and temperatures ranging between 22 and 38 degrees Celsius in summer in the north, in what the weather is hot in the summer in the desert areas and the average temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. In winter, temperatures drop Vtkon north between 8 and 20 degrees Celsius with rainfall, especially in December / December and January.

Islamic historical sites:

Zewailah:

The desert city of the most important Islamic sites in Libya, located in the Fezzan region to the south-east of the Sabha in an oasis of palm trees, and was located past on the road to cities caravan trade, and was a center of trade with Africa, where the parameters and effects of Islamic back to the days of the Fatimids. When he opened the Amr Ibn El-Aas gently sent a bin Nafi, reaching Zewailah and which coined the dinars golden days of prosperity during the Fatimid rule and after its removal associated with the city by virtue of the Almoravids and the Almohads and the Hafsids and was found on the gold dinar Islamic instrument in days Muizz Fatimids in 412 AH. Is still the historic castle and had intercourse with the old and some of the graves, said to contain the remains of a number of companions days of Islamic conquest.

Sultan Islamic

A short distance to the east of the city of Sirte, the site of an important Islamic dates back to before the fourth century of migration and the remains of Fatimid mosque and was an important station on the caravan route between Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

Tourism in the Libyan desert:

Might suggest the word desert severely nature, drought and extreme heat, however, the Libyan desert characteristics rare among the deserts, in the interior, fresh water and Adimha extended spread oases singing, interspersed along the sand dunes chains of mountains and highlands, plateaus, plains extended covered with herbs and green plants Talah Among the sand and gravel , all in a vast space of stillness and calm motive for meditation and tranquility to the visitors, tourism provides other non-tourism travel and adventure and exploration it is thought and meditation Sports and Tourism of the soul.

Tourist areas in Libya:

Tripoli:

The Libyan capital, founded by the Phoenicians in the sixth century BC, the Mediterranean capital of the sense of the word, exceeded the blue sea with vineyards and fruit gardens palm, olives, oranges, and reflect the features of modernity and civil in both contemporary as well as evidence of ancient history.

And provide facilities construction of streets and spacious hotels, resorts and markets of old and new all the pleasures that yearned for by the tourists all the services that make the visit an opportunity to age fraught with memories carry with him a wealth Bnfaús markets, products and crafts traditional folk textiles, linen, jewelry, gold, silver and bronze and leather and pottery decorated.

This is Evsha sea net and sunshine of an outlet for recreation and sport body and soul through the marine sports and water sports and swimming.

 Another feature of the city of Tripoli Andalusia tourism and the Roman amphitheater in ancient Sabratha near Tripoli, which are held on the technical and musical presentations, and the ancient castle old "red palace" in the western part of the old city and was originally a Roman temple.

It now includes museums contain a lot of effects and for those wishing to view tourist historic Tripoli is like most cities on the Mediterranean has seen succession of civilizations since the Phoenicians, who provided images of the Lebanese by 600 years of birth, which they called «Oya» «Oea», to the Romans who They left the remnants of the walls of the structure and passing Amaúarham Balvindal and even the Arab Islamic conquest in the seventh century and the Spanish invasion, which lasted 40 years to spread the influence of Italian colonialism and then the Ottomans in 1911 in Independence 24 December / December 1951.

Benghazi:

The second largest city after the capital Tripoli, located on the northeastern edge of the Gulf of Sirte on the Mediterranean Sea and at the west end of Green Mountain, founded by the Greeks in 446 BC. M.

The Benghazi of the most important commercial cities Libya, wherein the port of a major commercial and international airport is equipped to receive all the aircraft and thrive where modern industries developed along traditional industries, handicrafts and industries of food, textiles, cement, and are available in major hotels and fine dining restaurants, and facilities, tourist rich, ranging from gardens to the slopes Green on the road to Green Mountain and the zoo and the city for the Games, and is characterized by novelty and magnitude of its facilities, buildings and spacious streets and fields.

It is worth mentioning that the city of Benghazi, won third place in the preparation of the Arab City Award sponsored by the Arab Cities Award Foundation at its seventh session in January 2003.The number of parks where the park is currently about 600 in addition to a number of parks and recreational tourism.

White:

The capital of the Green Mountain with pleasant weather in summer and moderate the beautiful buildings and natural landmarks, the third-cities of Libya, its harbor is witnessing a thriving maritime traffic, and full of white parks, gardens and Bmzruatha. In addition, in the White Shrine of great companion Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari.

Sirte:Port on the Gulf of Sirte at a distance of 400 km to the east of Tripoli, a city of ancient date, and gathered in the weather between the moderate sea and weather desert, and the old of the major cities and was an important station on the caravan route between Cyrenaica and Tripoli, and between Africa and Europe.

Opened during the reign of Omar ibn al-Khattab, and the impact of the ancient remains of the Fatimid mosque, now a modern city where there is road networks and modern tourist complexes and parks.

Ojaddabah:

One of the Libyan cities Home is located in the Gulf of Sirte on the Mediterranean coast and the Forum Transportation crucial land link Tripoli in the west to Benghazi in the east and including the branch to the south-east to reach Gallo, where the oil fields and oases of Kufra in the cavity and is active in agriculture, trade and industry.

And Alojaddabah historic city old opened Amr bin Aas when he opened gently and the old castle was discovered in 1951 and the mosque which was built by the Fatimid Caliph Abu al-Qasim ibn Obaidullah 946 AD and spread in the city, some of the forts, where many markets, hotels, bathrooms, gardens and fountains of water.

Sabha:

Interior desert city located on the road coming from the south of Tripoli, the capital of Fezzan, and the old town of Tripoli and Benghazi 1050 km 1500 km. Station was to the ancient caravan route, linked by rail Misurata iron, and the Airport and the University of National and know Bmusnoatha traditional and production dates. Sabha and the date it is their ancient castles, canals and irrigation systems due to more than ten centuries.

Gdams:

Oasis of the Libyan next to the border with Tunisia and Algeria in the Gharyan, and away from Tripoli, about 600 km, which is a green area in the desert is divided into three sections: the ancient city where the wall and a number of old mosques, and a jungle palm, then the modern city of their facilities and streets and buildings trendy. In Ghadames spectrum of cultures and folklore afternoon, there is a Tuareg uniforms and distinctive architectural style, there are beautiful and popular folklore heritage storehouse of the desert and palm trees shady forests.

Languages:

Mountain town in the far south-west of the mass on the border of Algeria about 620 km from Ghadames and 1130 km from Tripoli, and rising from the sea 780 m, and the ancient capital of the Tuareg, the castle built by the Ottomans and demolished the Italians and then reconstructed a day of sights archaeological.Among the most prominent shrines shrine of the Islamic Arab leader Abdullah bin Saad Ibn Abi Sarh, who first led the campaign freely in the reign of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan.

And next to the languages ​​of the inscriptions and drawings are engraved in the mountains, dating back to pre-write the date.