The LNA’s sphere of influence neatly fits the boundaries of Libya’s traditional region of Cyrenaica, which sees itself as socio-culturally separate from western Libya’s Tripolitania and the ...

Among the proposed solutions is a proposal to move to a federal system, with separate presidential and parliamentary elections in Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan, as a possible path out of the ...

Its name changed as it grew in importance over time. During Roman rule, the city was part of the larger Tripolitania region. The name “Tripoli” (meaning “Three Cities”) reflects its role as the ...

Note Topographical map of the area around the town of Sabha (Sebha), south of Misratah, in southwestern Libya. Shows colonial boundary, populated places, roads and tracks, airfields, forts, cemeteries ...