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Libya

Libya is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast, comprising the historical regions of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and the Fezzan. The Fezzan was the heartland of the Garamantian Empire, and the coast was conquered by Arab armies under the Rashidun Caliphate. Libya was a colony of the Italian Empire from 1911 until the Second World War, and its trade routes linked it to the Darfur and Wadai sultanates.

Libya
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Darfur SultanateDeclineGaramantian EmpireFoundation, ImpactItalian EmpireSocioeconomy, Military, Impact, DeclineRashidun CaliphateMilitaryWadai EmpireSocioeconomyKingdom of ItalyMilitary, ImpactUnited Arab EmiratesMilitary, Impact

Mentioned in 14 state histories

LibuTheraItanosRoman CyrenaicaBanu Khattab emirateSultanate of FezzanZaghawa sultanatesKel AjjerDerdeship of TibestiChad (French colony)Italian LibyaBritish Military Administration of Libyaand 2 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Libya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/libya
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“Libya.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/libya. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Libya.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/libya.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Libya’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/libya (Accessed: ).

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