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A place in the sun As thousands of visitors flock to Libya for next week's total eclipse, Fiona Dunlop explores the hidden regions of this former no-go nation
; ...both these worlds come together in the Fezzan, the country's fabulous, little-known...utter silence. One of the reasons for the Fezzan's low profile is access. Getting there...as Libya's oil wealth has made even the Fezzan an immigrants' paradise; Algeria, Niger...
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Hidden depths of Sahara; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
; ...prominent sand deserts at El Djouf, Erg Iguidi and Erg Chech, but the biggest sandy areas are the Great Erg of Algeria and the Fezzan basin in Libya. The sand in these areas may be as shallow as a few inches, though three to four feet is the norm. At the other...
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LIBYA - Royalist & Other Opposition.(political opposition)(Brief Article)
; ...groups claiming royalist, democratic, nationalist and other ideologies. A royalist plot to oust the regime, allegedly based in Fezzan and involving a distant cousin of former King Idris, was discovered in July 1970, almost immediately after Qadhafi's takeover...
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PROFILE - Brig. Gen. Abu Bakr Younis JABER
; Born in 1942 at Zella in Fezzan, Jaber's family is said to originate from the Augila oasis in northern Chad. Like the other four, he was one of the Free Officers who ousted the monarchy on Sept. 1, 1969. He is moderate and pragmatic but not too intelligent .
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PROFILE - Maj. Abdel Salam JALLOUD
; Born in 1940, Jalloud belongs to the numerous and often belligerent Magariha Tribe of Fezzan. He leads the most radical wing in the leadership but, like Qadhafi, he can be as pragmatic as a mouse , according to one his friends...
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The Kingdom of Libya is Established December 24th, 1951. (Months Past).(Brief Article)
; ...suggested dividing the country into three spheres of influence -- Cyrenaica under Britain, Tripolitania under Italy and the Fezzan desert area under the French. Arab nationalists objected and in 1949 the United Nations decided to create an independent state...
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The Spread of Islam
; ...Meroë Ravenna Spain Arabia Persia Egypt Oman Yemen Baluchistan Armenia Syria Tripoli Kingdom of the Franks Lombard Kingdom Fezzan Nubia Maghreb Hadhramaut Afghanistan Byzantine Empire Mediterranean Sea Caspian Sea Black Sea Persian Gulf Red Sea Atlantic...
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Libya
; ...Uwaynat An Nawfaliyah As Sidr Awbari Awjilah Banghazi Bani Walid Bette 7,434 ft. (2,286 m) Birak CHAD CYRENAICA Darnah Dirj EGYPT FEZZAN Ghadamis Gharyan Ghat Gulf of Sidra Hamada de Tinrhert Jabal as Sawda Libyan Desert Maradah Marzuq Mediterranean Sea Misratah...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1954: France to Stay in Libya
; ...touching the problems of North Africa. The Arabs of Libya notified France recently that its troops would have to be out of the vast Fezzan section of West Libya by 1955, Marquis Roland de Moustier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, told the Assembly. 2004 Copyright...
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Travellers' tales from long ago Travel writers Barnaby Rogerson and Rose Baring have set up a publishing company so they can spend more time at home. EDWARD MARRIOTT drops in on them
; ...keeping in print for ever." * Sickle Moon's launch list: Difficult and Dangerous Roads, Hugh Clapperton's Travels in Sahara and Fezzan; Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris; Sweet Waters, an Istanbul thriller, by Harold Nicolson; Valse des Fleurs: A Day in St Petersburg...
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