Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Information, Geography and History

INTRODUCTION

Libya or the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is recognized as the fourth largest country within the African continent, and stands in the 17th position as being one of the largest nations in the world. The province is divided into three traditional parts namely Tripolitania, the Fezzan and Cyrenaica. The word "Libya" comes from the Egyptian term "Libu", which relates to one of the Berber tribes residing in the western region of the Nile.

LOCATION OF LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Libya or Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is nestled within the North Africa, engulfed by the Mediterranean Sea towards the northern end, Egypt towards the eastern end. It is even surrounded by Sudan towards the southeastern end, Chad and Niger towards the southern front, and Algeria and Tunisia to the western direction.

PHYSICAL MAP OF LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya covers a total land space of about 1,759,540 square kilometers that makes it even smaller in size as compared to Indonesia, and is in sync with the size of the US state of Alaska. The eastern part of Libya is covered with deserted lands that are parched and arid in nature. The area is rarely prone to inconsistent rainfall that occurs once in a while within 5- 10 years of span. The western region is marked with oasis dispersed in groups accompanied with depression of which mention can be made of the Kufra group, which includes Tazerbo, Rebiana and Kufra. Catch up with intermittent series of plateaus and massifs along the central point of the Libyan Desert, where Egyptian-Sudanese meet along the Libyan Borders.

The sandstones plateau engulfs the Granite Mountains along the southern area. Eastern Uweinat is known as the highest point within the region,

which is an elevated sandstone plateau lying close to the granite region in the western front. The northern end is marked with Uweinat plain, which is featured with volcanic eruptions.

CLIMATE OF LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

The climatic condition of Libya or Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is to a greater extent influenced by the Mediterranean Sea and the deserted region. During the winter months, witness a cool weather that is conditioned with slight showers along the coastal region. It gets dry along the desert areas where temperature descends to about sub-freezing level.

The Sahara experiences dry and scorching condition during the months of summer while it is chill and parched in the winter months.

The best time to jaunt to the Sahara is during the month of October to April, where the day temperature ranges from 15 to 30°C while night being 5 to 20°C.

Watch out for dust-laden sirocco called as gibli along with dust storms and sandstorms that can be witnessed within the region.

FLORA AND FAUNA OF LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Catch up with floras like the date palms, olive trees and orange trees along with asphodel and wild pistachio near the Jabal Nafusah Plateau. The desert regions are scattered with plants like tamarind, fig tree, acacia arabica and grasses like the alfalfa and esparto. Juniper and mastic trees are quite common in the areas of Jabal al-Akhdar.

Watch out for faunas like the desert rodents, hyena, wildcat, porcupine and gazelle. Bird like the vulture, eagle and hawk are quite frequently sighted within the region.