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cinemas & bookshops in Libya

If you are an ESL teacher living and working abroad, finding reading material in English or a cinema showing films in English can sometimes be difficult. To help you, we are compiling a directory of English language bookshops and cinemas worldwide.

English language bookshops in Libya
English language cinemas in Libya

travel guides & language books for Libya

Libya (Lonely Planet)
Covering the splendours of the Sahara, from rock art, isolated lakes, mud-brick towns and magnificent sand dunes, this book is the ideal companion for travel to the country. Contains a special section on Roman and Greek ruins along the Mediterranean coast, as well as a historical and cultural overview for in-flight reading.
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South from Barbary: Along the Slave Routes of the Libyan Sahara
Camel journeys may belong to a bygone era, but the British have long had an affinity with the resilient animals. With South from Barbary, Justin Marozzi becomes the latest writer to follow in the tradition of Wilfred Thesiger and Michael Asher. Having known Libya since a young age, Marozzi set out two years ago to cross the Libyan Sahara by camel.
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Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
International dialing code: 218
Population: 5,631,585
Language: Arabic
Government: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils
Religion: Sunni Muslim 97%
Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Map of Libya

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