Libya Collection (#29)

Pictograph of humans and animals, Libya
Pictographic frieze of humans and animals in the Tin Lebbo area of Wadi Tashwinat, south west Libya made around 9, 000 years ago

Petrified Tree trunk, Libya
Petrified wood (from Greek root petro meaning " rock" or " stone" ; literally " wood turned into stone" ) in the Libyan desert

Lunar meteorite on a display stand. This 6-centimetre-long fragment of rock was originally part of a meteor that burnt up in the Earths atmosphere, with the surviving fragments known as meteorites

Erg Awbari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya

Prehistoric rock paintings with camels and hunters, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya

Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya

Prehistoric rock paintings, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya

Africa, Libya
Erg Awbari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya

Leptis Magna, Libya - Al Hums - some of the dozens of heads of Medusa that used to decorate the Severan Forum. Nowadays some are detached and lie damaged on the ground

Couple from Cyrene, Libya with their Singer Sewing Machine

Custom House, Tripoli, during Italo-Turkish War
The Custom House, Tripoli, during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12). The Italian flag is now flying in place of the Turkish flag

Bombardment of Tripoli
The bombardment of Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) -- scene at the Fortress Sultana. The threatened outbreak of the First Balkan War forced Turkey to make peace

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Attacking with fixed bayonets
Italian troops counter-attacking with fixed bayonets. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Italian troops search an Oasis
Italian troops search a Turkish Oasis for Turkish troops. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Men & Woman of Tripoli
Men and a woman of Tripoli - she is completely covered

Woman of Tripoli at home, with her face uncovered. Date: 1836

Libya Scenery
Wadi Muchgun, three kilometres west of Cyrene

Italians at Tobruk
North Africa : in Libya, the British attempt to defend Tobruk against Italian air attacks

Libya Tripoli
aka Tarabulus al-Gharb Viewed from the roadstead

Libya Murzuq
(or Murzuk) - Street scene in the capital of Fezzan

Italians Bomb Tripoli
Italian aircraft bomb an arab encampment in Tripolitania; after the Tripolitan war the Turks cede the country to the Italians who make it part of Libya

Primitive cave painting, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Elephant, primitive rock carving, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Market, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Severan Basilica, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Jeeps driving through desert, Erg Murzuq, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Sand dunes, Erg Murzuq, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Afzgar Arch, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Lake, Erg Ubari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Gorgon head, Severan Forum, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Amphitheatre, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Severan Forum, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Jeep driving on stone desert, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Camel caravan, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Theatre, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Jeeps on sand dune, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa. Africa

Severan arch (Settimio Severo arch), Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Hadrians Bath, Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

A 4X4 on the dunes of the erg of Murzuk in the Fezzan Desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Two 4X4s on the dunes of the erg of Murzuk in the Fezzan Desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Foundations of an ancient temple on the reg Taita in the Akakus plateau in the Fezzan Desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

A Tuareg walking on the erg of Uan Kaza in the Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

The tented camp of Dar Saui in the Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

A tented camp in the Akakus, Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

A Tuareg walking on a dune of the erg of Uan Kaza in the Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

An old Italian fortress in Germa, Libya, North Africa, Africa

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