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Leptis Magna - further afield

by TheWanderingCamel

The site at Leptis Magna is huge and a short visit will only give you time to make your way through the "city centre" where, as in any modern city you will find the great public buildings - in the case of Roman cities of antiquity - the baths, Senate, market, temples, theatre and such. Here at Leptis they have been beautifully restored and inspire both admiration and awe both for their grandeur and for the dedication of the teams of archaeologists and their workers who have brought them so vividly to life for us. What makes Leptis so special though is its wealth of other buildings and the survival of so much of the rest of the city. You'll need the time to walk some distance to the harbour and out to where the great lighthouse once stood. To see the amphitheatre and the circus you will really need transport - it's two kilometres around by road!It's only by making your way to these places...

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Cyrene

by iwys

Cyrene was founded, in 631 BC, by settlers from the island of Thera (Santorini) in Greece. Named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo, the city was the seat of Cyrenaics, a famous school of philosophy in the 3rd century BC, founded by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. The spectacular ruins include the Temple of Zeus and the Temple of Apollo. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Admission 3 LD + 5LD per camera

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Apollonia

by iwys

Apollonia was the port for Cyrene. In the Byzantine period it became an important religious centre. The highlights are its Christian basilicas, with their cipolin columns, the Ducal Palace, Roman Baths and Greek Theatre.The ruins are in a very exposed location on the windswept coast of the Mediterranean, so be prepared for strong winds and sunburn.Apollonia is 18km to the east of Cyrene. Admission is 3 LD plus 5 LD for a camera.

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Diving

by rhubenova

Hi, I am an expat working in Libya and although just a beginner diver still a diver. I did my first dive for this summer with Arebi Diving Center and I recommend them. You can check their web site www.diveinlibya.com to get a better idea, or contact them on tel:+218913201089.RgrdsRH

Stunningly beautiful

by TheWanderingCamel

I doubt that anything can prepare you for your first sight of one of Libya's famed Dawada Lakes, set like beautiful jewels in the stark dunes of the Idehan Ubari - the Ubari Sand Sea. To come over the crest of a dune and see these pristine waters, reflecting their rim of palms and reeds, the surrounding dunes and the sky in absolute mirror stillness is quite breathtaking. To do so with not another soul around has to be one of life's great privileges.There are some 20 lakes altogether, scattered over the southern reaches of the Ubari. Thought to have been formed by small geological faults that allow fossil water to well up to the surface, all but one are extremely salty - rivalling the Dead Sea in their salinity. Obviously the plants that grow around their edge have adapted to this as the vegetation is really lush. Nearest to the Sebah-Ghat road are Um al Maa, Mandara, Mavo and Gebraoun....

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The Valley of Life

by TheWanderingCamel

To look at this photo here, taken hundreds of kilometres into the Libyan Sahara,in the foreground the barren dunes of the Ubari Sand Sea and behind them the rocky heights of the Messak Settafet - the Tuareg's Black Plateau - you would never guess that lying between them is a fertile river valley. This is the Wadi al Hayat - the Valley of Life (renamed nowadays - its old name was Wadi Ajal - in Arabic, "ajal" means "the appointed hour" ie the hour of death). The new name is certainly appropriate - the wadi is bursting with life, crammed as it is with fields of wheat and barley, orange and date groves, vineyards and vegetable gardens. This is the fertile heart of the Fezzan, a long ribbon of small oases fed by subterranean fossil water that lies very close to the surface - and the occasional flash flood - that has enabled agriculture to be practiced here for thousands of years, and that...

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Desert City

by TheWanderingCamel

If you are heading into the Sahara as part of your Libyan journey, there's a good chance you'll pass through Sebha at some stage. Situated some 800km from Tripoli, currently the city has the only functioning commercial airport in the Fezzan, Libya's south-western Saharan province, and most organized tours to the desert region of the Jebel Akakus make use of it for at least one leg of the journey to or from Tripoli to the Fezzan.Libya's third biggest city, and growing fast, Sebha's importance is due to its being the air and road transport hub of the Fezzan, a military base, the centre of a remarkable agricultural industry in the desert - and the city from whence the Col Ghadafi made his declaration of the "Jamahiriya" - the rule of the masses - on March 2, 1977. 2007 saw the city hosting the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of that declaration, marked by Ghadafi's presence in the city...

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Ghadames - Pearl of the desert

by Luchonda

The oasis has a population of 7000 Tuareg Berbers. The old part of the town, which is surrounded by a wall, has been declared World Heritage of the UNESCO. Each of the seven clans that used to live in this part of the town had its own district, of which each had a public place where festivals could be held. In the 1970s, the government built new houses outside of the old part of the town. However, many inhabitants return to the old part of the town during the summer, as its architecture provides better protection against the heat.Houses in Ghadames are made out of mud, lime, and palm tree trunks with covered alleyways between them to offer good shelter against summer heath.Those covered alleyways can be visited in a complete atmosphere of darkness (pic 5) - in fact a danger tip for "claustrofebia" visitors.

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Sabratha - the Mausoleum

by Luchonda

The Punic Mausoleum. The overall form of the mausoleum is that of a tower (or "needle") tomb, between 23 and 24 meters in height. Two storeys high of which the principle facade is faced east and showing a relief of the God Bes (the tamer of lions).

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Ptolemais and the Cistern

by Luchonda

Ptolemais has not yet been fully excavated because the site is very extensive. A polish University started the excavations about six years ago. When it will be finished... who knows !I visited the remains of the Basilica and the Amphitheater as well as the Museum, the Cisterns ( water reservoirs ) and the Triumphal Arch.

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