Ţarābulus aš-Šām, Lebanon

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"It has some great Roman sights in Leptis magna , Sabratha , Shahhat etc."
world66.com

"The three principal Roman cities of Sabratha, Oea and Leptis Magna provided the empire with grain, oil and a supply of slaves and exotic goods from sub-Saharan Africa."
lonelyplanet.com

"Great Roman ruins can be visited as day trips, include Sabratha and Leptis magna."
world66.com

"Sabratha and Leptis Magna, has meant that the inhabitants have either quarried material from older buildings (destroying them in the process), or built on top of them, burying them beneath the streets, where they remain largely unexcavated."
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"In one frequently displayed poster (the first of which greeted us at Tripoli airport), green rays seem to emanate from the Colonel’s body, while in the museum at the Roman city Leptis Magna, his white disco suit-clad silhouette towers 40 feet high, arms raised triumphantly."
timeout.com

"Known in Roman times as Oea ,it was part of the fertile and wealthy Tripolitania -the province of three cities, the others being Sabratha and Leptis Magna."
cityguide.travel-guides.com

"It also has land borders with Algeria , Chad ,. Leptis Magna -Another highlight is the old Roman city of Leptis Magna."
wikitravel.org

"Fortified Granaries at Qaser el/al Haj, in the Jabal Al Gharbee (Western mountains) region of Libya are about 150 km south of the capital Tripoli and are set at 221 metres (728 feet) high."
world66.com

"none; note -following the September 1969 military overthrow of the Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in December 1969; in March 1977, Libya adopted the Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority."
cia.gov

"Cyrenaica (same as Cirenaica) and Fezzan were separate States for most of their history until Libya was unified (first as an Italian colony in 1934 )."
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"Idris as-Senussi ,the Emir of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica and the leader of the Senussi Muslim Sufi order, represented Libya in the UN negotiations, and on December 24 , 1951 ,Libya declared its independence with representatives from Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan declaring a union with the country being called the United Kingdom of Libya with Idris as-Senussi being offered the crown."
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"Libyas phones are all unlocked so they will not understand that the local sims will not work in all phones so it is worth taking an unlocked phone or when asking to buy a phone hide yours so they do not just try to sell you a sim."
wikitravel.org

"The Ottoman Turks conquered the country in the mid-16th century, and the three States or " Wilayat " of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan (which make up Libya) remained part of their empire with the exception of the virtual autonomy of the Karamanlis who ruled from 1711 until 1835 mainly in Tripolitania but had influence in Cyrenaica and Fezzan as well, at the peak their reign (mid 18th century)."
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"Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Libya."
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"Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing the socialist-oriented economy, but initial steps -including applying for WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and announcing plans for privatization -are laying the groundwork for a transition to a more market-based economy."
wikitravel.org

"SOCIAL CONVENTIONS: Life in Libya is regulated fairly strictly along socialist/Islamic principles; in general, Arab courtesies and social customs prevail and should be respected."
columbus.travel-guides.com

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