10 Things You Didn't Know About Libya
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Top ten things you didn't know about Libya welcome back to another informative Article presented by Countries Facts as you already know it's always a pleasure of presenting to you some interesting but less known facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent in this video we are excited to present to you some lesser-known facts about the country of Libya officially the state of Libya Libya is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north Egypt's to the East Sudan to the southeast child to the South Nigel to the southwest Algeria to the west and Tunisia to the northwest the sovereign state is made up of three historical regions Tripolitania Fezzan and Cerenkov with an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometers Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa and is a sixteenth largest country in the world Libya has a 10th largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world the largest city in capital Tripoli is located in western libya and contains over 1 million of Libya's 6.8 million people if you are new here welcome be sure to subscribe and to notifications so you don't miss any of our daily Article the current president of this Arabic speaking country is Muhammad Youssef Almaguer EF and its currency he's a libyan dina so without any further ado here are the top 10 things you probably didn't know about libya.
1 Home to the largest proven oil reserves in africa the discovery of oil at nasa libya in the 1950s was a great turnaround for the country which had previously been ranked among the poorest in the world currently Libya has a proven oil reserve of four to eight point three six three billion barrels an account reason our oil productions are submitted at one point 65 million barrels per day today oil and petroleum products form the largest portion of the country's exports in government revenue besides it is amongst the 15 most thriving economies in Africa alongside South Africa Nigeria Algeria Egypt and Cameroon among others nonetheless the unstable political environment of the country in the recent past led to a fluctuation in or prai's luckily cost of our production in Libya is among the lowest at about one dollar per barrel this is due to its sweet crude that is low in sulfur it is also cheaper in its main market in Europe due to its close proximity Europe accounts about 80 percent of Libyan oil exports.
2 Libya import 75 to 80 percent of its food despite the fact that agriculture is Libya's second lightest economic sector Libya importance of the food consumed by people due to inability to locally produced the same the country is located within the extensive Sahara Desert which means it receives very low precipitation it also possesses poor soil and climate which are both limitations to food production a major attempts made by former Libyan president Gaddafi to reverse the situation was the financing of the great man-made river project that was built for aggregation of the farming lands this project turned out to be the world's largest irrigation project it comprises of 1,000 solar and 50 miles of an underground network of water pipelines nonetheless Libya still depends on imported food for the survival of his people however it only meets 25% of its full requirements Libya makes a limited production of cereals mainly wheat and barley apart from cereals it also produces fruits and vegetables this include citrus fruits olives grapes dates tomatoes and almonds.
3 Libya has had only one King in its lifetime the first and last monarch of Libya was not asking Idris the first he was both a political and religious leader who was born into the order of Sanusi King Agis the first served as the ami of Sri Lanka before his becoming the king of Libya in 1951 at the end of colonial rule by then Libya was a poor backward African country nonetheless in 1959 the discovery of black gold or turned its fortunes by 1969 Libya had registered positive economic prospects however there was growing discontent due to the concentration of oil proceeds in the hands of Edith dynasty in 1969 King it is the first was deposed in a bloodless coup d'état led by Colonel Gaddafi who later succeeded him this coup took place while it is a travel abroad for medical treatment.
4 Notable characters in Jesus gospel were from Libya today Christianity is a minority religion in Libya however the country possesses strong Christian roots Libya was one of the original pillars of Christianity several notable characters in Jesus's gospel were from Libya examples of two important biblical characters linked to Libya are Simon the Syrian and st. mark Simon was forced to help Jesus Christ carry his cross was from siren City siren was a Libyan town that existed hundreds of years ago on the other hand st. mark who wrote the Gospel of Mark founded the Church of Alexandria in Egypt in 49 ad this church birthed many of the Eastern Orthodox churches Coptic Church and Greek Orthodox Church which exist in Libya currently there are about 60,000 cops and 50,000 among Catholics in Libya they are also Pentecostals although in small.
5 The Libyan desert is known for going four decades without rain the Libyan desert comprises the eastern and northern parts of the Sahara Desert ideally it is part of the Sahara Desert found in the states of Libya the Libyan desert is known for being the harshest driest and most remote region of the Sahara with daily temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius this region will go for decades without rain.
6 Libyan sea is as thick as black syrup after every meal Libyans drink tea throughout the day tea is the main drink mostly prepared by women the Libyan sea is very thick as a result of mixing a lot of tea leaves and a high sugar concentration once the two ingredients are mixed and an appropriate amount of water is added let's see bars were 20 to 30 minutes when the tea is ready it is served in small Pirates glasses accompanied by sumac and Kasbah which are Libyan favourite bites.
7 Muammar Gaddafi was Libya's longest-serving leader Muammar Gaddafi seized power in 1969 and ruled Libya for 42 years as a result he became one of the longest-serving African and world national heads of states Gaddafi was famously known for being a dictatorial leader however he also served his country well by improving its health services to the level of being among the best in Africa he also increased we are states of literacy from only 25% before his reign to 87% his reign ended in 2011 when he was toppled from the government the military act him down his hometown where he had sought refuge in assassinated him at a time of Gaddafi's death his net worth was 200 billion u.s. dollars.
8 The highest mountain in Libya is better pick better pick as the highest mountain in Libya being seven thousand four hundred to four feet tall also known as Baku Beatty the mountain is found in southern Libya at the Chad Libyan border the first documented climb of the better peak was by Ginga fullen alongside his childe yun guides in December 2005 nonetheless the monitors location makes us us to it difficult and rare.
9 Libyans are warm and welcoming people when greeting another they shake hands and maintain the handshake as long as the verbal greeting is ongoing the Libyan people extended up sweet alloted to any guest traditionally the first thing is that the guest will be served a meal to eat before being asked about his or identity and other social matters food first is apology to most Libyan societies furthermore some families cannot serve a meal without having an invited guest it includes a great form of socialization in the Libyan society.
10 Tripoli is also known as a mermaid of the midst Iranian Tripoli the capital of Libya is also called a mermaid of the Mediterranean due to to course waters and whitewashed buildings the Phoenicians founded Tripoli in the seventh century BC and named it Oh II but Greeks took its reins from the Phoenicians however they are in did not last long as the Catalina's took it from them by the end of the second century BC Romans had conquered it from the Carthaginians the name Tripoli was derived from the Roman word regular Tripoli tanah meaning the region of three cities the three cities were oil modern-day Tripoli Sabratha and Leptis Magna currently Tripoli has a population just over 1 million people with a total coverage area of 200 square miles it is a leading industrial and commercial hub it is renowned for historic old town the medina which is a leading tourist attraction medina is dotted with roman era and ottoman era status and fountain there you have it as florists those are the top 10 things you probably didn't know about Libya we hope you learned a thing or two about a beautiful nation Libya thanks for watching this Article usual you can add more interesting facts about Libya that we're not mentioned in this Article if you did enjoy this Article do also give it thumbs up and do not forget to subscribe and share with your friends you Goodbye.
