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The Berber tradition - living on the edge

by Luchonda

The Berbers live in scattered communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt and tend to be concentrated in the mountain and desert regions of those countries. Smaller numbers of Berbers lived in the northern portions of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. Living on the edge, literally, to defend themselve and save their belongings against the many invaders.Don’t leave Libya without seeing Ghadames in the south-west. The "jewel of the Sahara" is by far the largest and best preserved in Libya. The Unesco World Heritage-listed old city is virtually deserted. It was a thriving place and one of the most significant trading towns of the northern Sahara. Ghadames receives, naturally, a lot of visitors, but when you are lost among the labyrinthine alleys it can feel at times like you are the only person in a city of Ghosts. It’s a time travel into history not to be missed.Next to...

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Great man made river

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Colonel Moammar Qadhafi has ruled The Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) since 1969, and has created a system of government whereby the "state of the masses" govern through direct representation through a large number of People's Committees and Congresses.One of his most famous dreams is the river project, serving water to the people or the so called "Great Man-Made River Project" is bringing water to the people and providing water for municipal, industrial and agricultural use in northern Libya.

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The daughters of Zeus

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This marble sculpture of the three mythical daughters of Zeus, personifying grace, beauty and charm, dates back to the third century BC.Goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer"). In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae.

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Ghadames - traditional houses inside

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A thing to do is strolling around in the narrow streets of Ghadames. But if you have the chance, visit a traditional house inside. Respect the islam tradition, so take your shoes off, but enjoy the furniture, the colors and the hospitality of the inhabitants. They will offer without doubt a mint tea.Picture 1 : Entrance, look at the door, made of palmtree wood and look at the door knocker.Custom is to knock once, if you are male. Knock three times if you are female. This knocking tradition allows the owner of the house, he or she to cover the face.Picture 2 : The honeymoon suite. Used only twice. After the wedding ceremony by the married couple. And the second time by the widow of the couple. She will stay and sleep in this room for 4 months and ten days. After this period the family knows that she is, or she is not pregnant.

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The Sahara in Libya

by Luchonda

Untouched by tourists for many years, Libya has a lot to offer and opens new frontieres.It boosts some of the most beautiful and unspoiled desert areas of the Sahara, rugged mountains and some magnificent cities and prehistoric sites.If you are looking for a real wilderness experience then consider the Wild Sahara trip. Here there will be several days during which you might not meet any other person in the desert and certainly at most campsites there will be no sign of other people. "The Acacus Trekking" program is the most popular destination. (This is a tip of my fellow travellers, thx folks, a pitty i couldn't join the fantastic journey till the end because of a wrong booking, but i tasted he Sahara atmosphere in Ghadamis)

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The Sahara/Sahel

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For many years Libya has been almost completely untouched by tourists. Actually the country receives about 100.000 tourist per year- to be extented in 2015 by more than a million tourists All started about 5 years ago (The UN embargo was finished, the Colonel and leader himself looked at the west instead of the east and south. It boosts some of the most beautiful and unspoiled desert areas of the Sahara (95 pct of Libya), rugged mountains and some magnificent, ancient cities and prehistoric sites ans owasis.Untill 2007, believe me, Libya is not prepared for mass tourism. Fortunaly or unfortunaly

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Two remarkable berberian cities

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Jebel Nafusa, western Libya, a treasure of Berberian traditions.- Qasr al Hajj : The way from Tripoli to Ghadames, by bus, is long (500km), but believe me you will be able to visit some intermediate places, my first contact with the Berberian traditions was Quasr Al-Hajj. One of a topic, next to Ghadames of course.This village is home to Libya's largest and most spectacular example of Berber architecture, "en route to Ghadames"The "Quasr"- Fort was builded in the second half of the 12th centuryas a fortified granary for the local nomads ( you will see many of those granaries in the Nalut area)Different from the many other granaries is that this one is not located near an edge of the mountains. It looks like an arena, but only one entrance and a guard (bookkeeper), day and night and paid by the local gouvernment.There is still a small population living around the granary. You will find...

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Apollonia - Susah

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While the ancient Greek port of Apollonia has had much of its structures disappear from landslides, like the great earthquake of 365, it remains a very attractive place, although not that impressive as Leptis Magna, Sabratha and Cyrene itself.Most of what remains today dates from the Byzantine era (5th/6th century AD) when the city was known as "city of churches".Duke's palace was once the biggest palace of Cyrenaica. The Byzantine governor lived here with his maitresse Theodora.

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Apollonia - city of churches

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Apollonia was the harbour for Cyrene and counts 5 churches, therefore named the city of churches. The western church is located next to the entrance and gives an overview on the former defending wall, and the entrance of the harbour. You will need a little bit of imagination whenever visiting the rich archeologic sites, dating from the Roman/Greek era.Churches, bath rooms etc. always had a floor and roof construction, nowadays disappeared.But to understand the architectural "picture", just add those constructions into yr imagination.

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Cyrene site - NW area

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The Apollo sanctuary is the last important part you can visit leaving the Cyrene sightEnjoy history :- The Apollo Sanctuary or the well itself (mystic history but so important for local customs)- The Baths of Paris (Greek, Roman or Byzantian caves/baths)- The Necropolis (spreaded all around in and outside the site)- The Theater (minor attractive)

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