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Tourism in Libya

Tourism in Libya. Start. B y : Ahmed Hanish. CS 110. Archeological Sites Roman Sites Greek Sites Tripoli Sahara Desert Statistics. THE END. Cultural tourism is arguably Libya's biggest draw as a tourism destination

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Tourism in Libya

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  1. Tourism in Libya Start By:Ahmed Hanish CS110

  2. Archeological Sites • Roman Sites • Greek Sites • Tripoli • Sahara Desert • Statistics THE END

  3. Cultural tourism is arguably Libya's biggest draw as a tourism destination • There are five UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country, three of which are classical ruins: • The Roman cities of Sabratha • Leptis Magna in Western Libya • the Greek ruins of Cyrene in the East are big tourist attractions home

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  7. The Roman city of Sabratha lies 80 km (50 mi) west of the capital Tripoli. The port was established as a Phoenician trading-post around 500 BC HOME Next

  8. HOME • the Villa Sileen near Al-Khoms is a good example. The mosaics are most clearly preserved in the coloured patterns of the seaward (or Forum) baths, directly overlooking the shore, and in the black and white floors of the theatre baths Back Next

  9. HOME • Leptis Magna: Septimius Severus is the largest Roman city in Libya, and its ruins are some of the most complete and best preserved in the Mediterranean. The city is arguably Libya's biggest tourist attraction. Next Back

  10. It survived the attention of Spartan colonists, became a Punic city and eventually part of the new Roman province of Africa around 23 BC. As a Roman city it prospered, with figures like Emperor Septimius Severus as one of its emperors HOME Back

  11. HOME Back • The HadrianicBaths: are another attraction, • measuring 28 times 15 metre, remains intact.This bath house was one of the largest that was ever built outside Rome.

  12. HOME Although Cyrene was later incorporated into the Roman Empire, it was originally founded in 630 BC as a colony of the Greeks from the Greek island of Thera • Cyrene: Next

  13. HOME • Temple of Apollo: One of its more significant features is the temple of Apollo which was originally constructed as early as 7th century BC Back Next

  14. HOME • Temple of Zeus:. Very large 6th century BCE temple which measures 70 Meters by 32 Meters and has 17 by 8 Doric columns. Stonework shows traces of Egyptian workmanship. Back

  15. Tripoli is the de facto capital of Libya and was once known as the "White Bride of the Mediterranean". Throughout history, the city exchanged hands many times, and several historic mosques and other sites in the medina attest to this HOME Next

  16. HOME • Assaraya al-Hamra: Easily the most dominant feature of Tripoli is the Red Castle. It sits on the northern promontory overlooking what used to be the sea - a motorway and 500 m (1640 ft) of reclaimed land now separate the two. Back

  17. HOME • Sahara Desert:The Sahara desert represents more than 92% of the Libyan territories and is an important Libyan resource with many tourist attraction landmarks. Next

  18. HOME • The oases are considered in general among the most important desert tourist landmarks distinguished by their natural beauty. The oases are surrounded with sand dunes, and sometimes with lakes, which make all thereof distinct tourist attractive landscapes. • Ghadamesoasis • Um Al-MaaOasis • Waw Al-Namus oasis • GaberO’on oasis Back

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  23. HOME • This indicates that tourist arrivals from those markets increased from 27,601 in 1999 to 32,374 in 2003. Next

  24. HOME • This figure illustrates the mode of transport, which had been used by international tourists during the last eight years. Back

  25. Restart Finished… I hope you enjoyed it!!!

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