Sahara desert (ecoregion)
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Köppen climate classification types in Libya. Wan Caza sand dunes in the Sahara Desert region of Fezzan. The Jabal Al Akdhar area. Annual rainfall averages at between 400 and 600 millimetres (15.7 and 23.6 in). Snow in Bayda, Libya's Fourth largest city The coastline of Benghazi in the Cyrenaica, Libya's east.
Libya's borders touch the countries of Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Algeria, Niger, and Tunisia. To its north is the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of Libya is Tripoli, which is a port on the sea. Tripoli has about one million people. Libya covers an area of about 1,760,000 km 2 (679,540 sq mi).
Libya claims 32,000 square kilometers of southeastern Algeria, south of the Libyan town of Ghat. The country's official religion is Islam, with 96.6% of the Libyan population being Sunni Muslims. The official language of Libya is Arabic, with vernacular Libyan Arabic being spoken most widely. The majority of Libya's population is Arab.
In February 2011, in the midst of a wave of popular demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa, antigovernment rallies were held in Benghazi by protesters angered by the arrest of a human rights lawyer, Fethi Tarbel.
Sep 13, 2023 · The continued polarisation of Libya between these two governments claiming to be the country's legitimate rulers has complicated international peace efforts and divided their external backers.
Dec 29, 2021 · Despite continued clashes since then, the warring parties agreed to a UN-administered ceasefire in October 2020. In early 2021, the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum selected an interim president and prime minister of its executive council.
5 days ago · Background. Berbers have inhabited central north Africa since ancient times, but Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians, Romans, and Vandals have all settled and ruled the region. In the 7th century, Islam spread through the area. In the mid-16th century, Ottoman rule began; the Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area ...
