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1. Libya - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya
Description: WEBLibya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Libya borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east , Sudan to the southeast , Chad to the south , Niger to the southwest , Algeria to the west , …
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2. Libya | History, People, Map, & Government | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya
Description: WEB3 days ago · Libya, country located in North Africa comprising three historical regions: Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest. Although Libya is largely desert and poor in natural resources, oil has been an important commodity in its economy since its discovery in the late 1950s.
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3. Libya - The World Factbook
Link: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/
Description: WEBMar 18, 2024 · Libya - The World Factbook. Explore All Countries. Libya. Africa. Page last updated: March 13, 2024. Photos of Libya. view 13 photos. Introduction. Background. Berbers have inhabited central north Africa since ancient times, but the region has been settled and ruled by Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians, Romans, …
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4. Libya country profile - BBC News
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13754897
Description: WEBSep 13, 2023 · Libya, a mostly desert oil-rich country, has become a key springboard for migrants heading for Europe, and a source of international tension as rival governments in the west and east seek to...
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5. History of Libya - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Libya
Description: WEBFor most of its history, Libya has been subjected to varying degrees of foreign control, from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The history of Libya comprises six distinct periods: Ancient Libya, the Roman era, the Islamic era, Ottoman rule, Italian rule, and the Modern era.
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6. Libya profile - Timeline - BBC News
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13755445
Description: WEBMar 15, 2021 · Libya was a major battleground during World War Two. 1942 - Allies oust Italians from Libya, which is then divided between the French, who administer Fezzan, and the British, who control...
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7. Civil Conflict in Libya | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on …
Link: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/civil-war-libya
Description: WEBSep 19, 2023 · Security forces stand at the site of a suicide attack on the headquarters of Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli, Libya on December 25, 2018. Hani Amara/Reuters. Members of the Tripoli...
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8. War in Libya: how did it start, who is involved and what happens …
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/18/war-in-libya-how-did-it-start-what-happens-next
Description: WEBMon 18 May 2020 08.57 EDT. Forces allied to Libya’s UN-backed prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, have seized a key airbase from the renegade general Khalifa Haftar, dealing a huge strategic blow to...
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9. Libya summary | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Libya
Description: WEBLibya, officially Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyyah, Country, North Africa. Area: 647,184 sq mi (1,676,198 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 7,820,000. Capital: Tripoli. Imazighen, once the major ethnic group, have been largely assimilated into the predominant Arab culture; sub-Saharan Africans are among the other ethnic groups.
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10. Libya - Ancient, Ottoman, Independence | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History
Description: WEBLargely desert with some limited potential for urban and sedentary life in the northwest and northeast, Libya has historically never been heavily populated or a power centre. Like that of its neighbour Algeria, Libya’s very name is a neologism, created by the conquering Italians early in the 20th century.