Geographycally named & renamed
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=hail,precipitation,1956,libya&scoring=t&hl=en&um=1&sa=N&sugg=d&as_ldate=1956/09&as_hdate=1956/09&lnav=dt
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Cyrene,-Libya
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Desert
http://www.icarda.cgiar.org/Publications/Price_List/book3/food%20barley.pdf
Libya is not part of the Mashriq nor of the Maghreb,
is cradle in the center of North Africa coast it is divided into 3 regions
TRIPOITANIA with its capital in the WEST (TRIPOLI)
Tripoli means 3 cities since during the Punic settlements of the coast including
Oea (Tripoli), Leptis Magna (Labdah), and Sabratah, in an area that came to be known collectively as one Tripolis, or "Three Cities"
CERENAICA with its capital of the the EAST (BENGAZI)
Used to be called Berenice
FEZZAN capital of the SOUTH (SABHA)
Other cities are :Leptis Magna, SabrathaT,obruk, Garian, Zzauia, Zuara, Gebel Nefuza,Jebel Akhdar, Tahruna, Sharshara, Tengiza, Misurata,derna, kKhums, Barce
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Akhdar, Tahruna, Sharshara, Tengiza, Misurata,derna, kKhums, Barce