Libia

Capitale: Tripoli
Ora locale: 00:44; sabato 14 novembre 2026
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Leptis MagnaFoto: joepyrek (CC BY-SA 2.0)

SabrataFoto: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

CireneFoto: Giovanni Boccardi (CC BY-SA 3.0 igo)

GhadamesFoto: No machine-readable author provided (Public domain)

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TripoliTripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, situated on the Mediterranean coast in the historic region of Tripolitania. Its history as Oea, a Roman and Ottoman port, and the centre of modern Libyan government has shaped a layered urban landscape.Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire was a multiethnic state founded in Anatolia around 1299 that governed territories across southeastern Europe, western Asia and North Africa until its dissolution after the First World War.Muammar GaddafiMuammar Gaddafi ruled Libya from a 1969 military coup until his overthrow and death in 2011. He nationalized key industries, promoted an idiosyncratic political doctrine and sought regional influence, while his government suppressed dissent and sponsored violence abroad.Libyan National ArmyThe Libyan National Army, officially called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, is a coalition of eastern-based military units led by Khalifa Haftar. It became a central force in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts and remains a major actor in the country’s political division.Libyan Civil War (2014–2020)Libya's second civil war began in 2014 amid rival governments and armed coalitions, drawing foreign intervention before a United Nations-backed ceasefire in 2020.LibyaLibya is a North African country whose oil wealth transformed its economy after independence in 1951. Following the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, rival governments and armed groups have divided political authority despite a ceasefire that ended large-scale fighting in 2020.Fall of the Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire dissolved between 1908 and 1922 through political revolution, military defeat in the First World War, Allied occupation and the Turkish national movement.BenghaziBenghazi is a major port on Libya’s Mediterranean coast and the principal city of Cyrenaica. Its history extends from Greek settlement through Roman and Ottoman rule to its central role in Libya’s modern political upheavals.

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