Welcome to
Libya
By Husein
Turbi
Eager to see
new places? And uncover the hidden? This
land is packed with exciting
beautiful beaches, ancient cities
and towns,shady oases, history and a
lot more. Have a look at Libya and
enjoy the new experience.
Location
Libya is a
North African state located on the
southern shores of the Mediterranean
between Tunisia and Egypt.
Geographic coordinates: 25 00 N, 17 00 E
Total
Area: 1,759.540 sq km
Natural
resources: petroleum,
natural gaz, gypsum
Population: 5.631.585
(7.2004)
Libya is one
of Africa’s largest countries, with
barren rocky and sandy desert (part
of the Great Sahara) in the south
and the Mediterranean coastline in
the north. The narrow coastline is
Libya’s most densely populated area
and is the home for the country’s
largest cities such as Tripoli,
Benghazi, Zawia, Misrata, Alkhoms
(my home town), Tobruk, Derna and
Albaida.
The
three regions of Libya:
The north-west
region Tripolitania,
starts from the narrow Mediterranean
coast plain with series of hills and
small mountains till the Jafara
plain and Jabal Nafusah plateau. Some
places in this area may rise to 2000
and 3000 feet above the sea level. Tripoli
is the largest city of this region
as well as the capital of the
country.
The north-east
region Cyrenaica rises
from the coastline of the
Mediterranean to the Green Mountain
(Al Jabal Alakhdar) and reaches the
height of up to 3000 feet above sea
level. This is Libya’s greenest
region with Benghazi as its largest
city.
3. The
southern part of Libya Fezzan
is the largest of all and
spreads widely from the borders of
Egypt and Sudan in the east and
south east, passes by the borders of
Chad and Niger in the south and
reaches the Algerian and Tunisian
borders in the south west and the in
the west. Fezzan region is the home
for tens of green oases which serve
as stopping points for commercial
caravans travelling the Sahara. Sebha
is largest city of the area with
Alkufra, Ghat and Gdames as the
largest oases which very much depend
on underground water resources to
exist.
Climate
-
Mediterranean climate on the coastal
area. Average of 380 mm (15 inches)
of rainfall during the winter months. Summer
average temperature ranges from 30C
(86F) to 8C (46F). Humidity can be
very easily noticed and felt
especially on the coastal towns of
Tripolitania and can reach up to
80%.
- Desert
climate in the southern Libyan areas
with daytime winter temperature of
15C – 20C and may drop bellow zero
at night.
Summer daytime
temperature may soar to 50C, but
cool nights are very common in the
desert. The scorching wind called
Ghibli blows from the Sahara and
hits the coastline during spring
time and brings with it a noticeable
rise in temperature, dusty storms
and sandy winds.
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