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Sabratha : A Phoenician trading-post that served as an outlet for the products of the African hinterland, Sabratha was part of the short-lived Numidian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D.

Sabratha Museum : These images are from the Roman Museum on the site. The museum has 3 wings ans is certainly worth a visit. Of course there is a camera fee as well as the enterance fee.

Sabratha Museum

Tripoli Museum :

Leptis Magna : In its earliest days it was probably a port of call on the Phoenician trade routes across the region, and by the 6th century BC was administered from Carthage.

A small port developed at the mouth of the wadi, which grew in size when the city became part of the Roman Empire under the Emperor Trajan in 111 BC. Under the patronage of the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus (AD193-211), who was born in Leptis Magna, the city flourished and gradually spread inland and in a westerly direction along the coast. Many of the major buildings date from this period, and the population at this time was about 70,000.

Cyrene : Cyrene dates back to the first half of the 7th century BC, when settlers arrived from the Greek island of Thera (now known as Santorini) and established themselves. On the death of Alexander the Great, Cyrenaica passed into the hands of the Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy, and by 75BC had become part of the Roman Empire. Unrest grew and various revolts flared up and were suppressed, the most serious being quashed by the Emperor Trajan in AD115. Later the Emperor Hadrian made some attempts at reconstructing the now declining city, but with no real success.

Cyrene Museum :

Apollonia :

Lathrun : A beautiful quite little place on the eastern coast of Libya, in what use to be Cyrenica. There is a couple of Byzantine churches perched atop a cliff with amazing views out over the Mediterranean. While we were there it was a truly peaceful and spectacular place.

Ptolemais Museum :

Ptolemais Museum

Ptolemais :

Tripoli :

Abandoned Berber Village :

Abandoned Berber Village

Nalut : Nalut is a regional centre at the western end of the Jebel Nafusa (Western Mountains)

Qasar Al Hadj : The village of Qasr al-Haj has one of the best examples of Berber construction in Libya. The circular and completely enclosed fortified granary was built in the 2nd half of the 12 century. It is made from local rock and gypsum with palm trunk doors sealing the cool storage areas.

Kabaw : Kabaw is a Berber town in one of the more fertile areas of the Jebel Nafusa. It is also home to another Qasr (ghur-fas).

Ghadames : Ghadamès, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division of functions: the ground floor used to store supplies; then another floor for the family, overhanging covered alleys that create what is almost an underground network of passageways; and, at the top, open-air terraces reserved for the women.

Tobruk : Tobruk, the name is a household word. Conjuring images of desert warfare during WWII. The strategic value of the harbour ensured that this town was a site of many hard fought battles. Today it is a very unassuming place.

Tobruk - Commonwealth War Cemmetary : This cemmetary holds 2479 graves of soliders who fought for the allied cause during WWII in the areas around Tobruk.

Tobruk - Commonwealth War Cemmetary

Tobruk - German Memorial : This memorial was built for the memory of the german soldiers who perished during the battles of Tobruk during WWII. The names of some 6026 soldiers are inscribed in the black marble slabs positioned around the interior of the sandstone castle.

Tobruk - German Memorial

Tobruk - Knightsbridge : Knightsbridge is the largest war cemmetary in Tobruk, it contains 3649 graves. Like all the war cemmetaries it is beautiful maintained as is a very tranqil place. Unlike the others Knightsbridge is the site of an actual battle.

Tobruk - Knightsbridge

Wadi Kuf :

Qasar Libya :

Benghazi : Benghazi is an old city on the Mediterranean North East Libya. Benghazi's old name (given to her in the year 347 BC) was "Barneek" which is the name of a beautiful and brave princess who became the queen of her people during the Greek rule of the North African region. Benghazi saw good times and bad times during the greek, the Roman and the Byzantine eras before the Arabs conquered the city in the the begining of the 7th century.
In more recent history it was the site of a lot of action during World War II. The result of which is that the city had to be rebuilt.

Beni Walid :

Sirt : Sirts main claim to fame today is that it is the birthplace of Colonel Gaddafi. Modern Sirt is built on the site of the ancient city, Euphranta. It is also home to many interesting Colonel related billboards. Sadly I was not comfortable taking shots of these at this point, as many publications say to avoid doing this. After spending a couple of weeks there I can say I had no problems taking photos of the many Colonel related billboards, posters and murals.

Medinat Sultan :

Yefren : Another Beber town in the Jebel Nafusa. It sits high on a series of rocky bluffs, overlooking the flat coastal plain. The old part of town is over 500 years old.

Yifrin - Jewish Synagogue :

Yifrin - Jewish Synagogue

Zliten : Zliten is a town to the east of Tripoli, best know for the Mosque of Sidi Abdusalam and Dates. It also makes a handy place to stay near Leptis Magna

Slonta : Just soutgh of Al-Bayda is the village of Slonta. This unassuming village is the home of the only significant pre Greek Libyan artefact discovered in Northern Libya. The strange childlike figures and animals carved into the rock of the small temple are quite eerie.

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