Lybia

Libya, officially known as the State of Libya, is located in North Africa and shares borders with the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, and Niger. The country consists of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan. Previously, Libya was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and was later invaded by Italy. From 1911-1951, the nation was subject to Italian colonialism and was recognized as independent on December 24, 1951. The country’s official language is Arabic and consists of multiple ethnic groups such as Libyans, Bedouins, Egyptians, Amazighs, Tunisians, and more. Libya is home to mainly Sunni Muslims, although other branches of Islam, as well as other religions, are also practiced by inhabitants of the country.

Libya is also home to many tourist attractions including Leptis Magna, which was the hometown of Roman Emperor Septimus Severus, Ptolemais, the ruins of a small village in the country, Ghadames, also known as “the pearl of the desert”, and the Akakus Mountains, a mountain range in western Libya.