Useful addresses to prepare your trip Lybia

The Yellow Pages of Libya, not exhaustive.

The Tripoli Post site, a bi-weekly newspaper in Libya, is archived. In English.

The «Libya our Home» website is a very comprehensive site on Libya: geography, history, official documents, art, music, literature, cooking recipes, press reviews, tourism, etc. and references to other sites devoted to the country. It is imperative, even though many links have now fallen.

A nice site in English on the rock engravings of the Wadi Al-Hayat Wadi (Wadi Al-Ajal) in the Fezzan.

A fabulous site, a real wealth of information about rock art at the Fezzan (online scientific articles, extracts of documentary films, etc.) and more, concocted by the famous specialist Jean-Loïc Le Quellec.

Another general site in English. Its content has been well developed and offers good economic, tourist and practical information. You can also listen to Libyan music online and see the paintings of several contemporary Libyan painters.

A beautiful site, in English, dedicated to Libyan culture and its artists, painters, writers, musicians. Many songs are offered listening. The philatelists will also find a history and numerous reproductions of Libyan stamps.

The numerous, often magnificent, photos taken by travellers during 2006 days trek in Village in.

Travel and information from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A site synthesizing the results of Recherches research in prehistory nowadays by archaeologists and climatologists.

The official site dedicated to Muammar Gaddafi, French-kissed, from recent speeches by the Libyan leader.

Another good news site on Libya.

A very complete virtual visit of the archaeological site of Leptis Magna by archaeologists… as if you were there! In English.

The memories of Jean Soupène's Fezzan: extensive presentation with photos on the Fezzan, French sub-administration in the early 1950 s.

A beautiful site tracing a méharée in Village and a visit of Oubari lakes, with photos and interesting comments.

The Swiss embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is currently closed. Swiss nationals requiring consular services should contact the Swiss embassy in Tunis, Tunisia. Contact details for the Swiss embassy in Tripoli are as follows: central telephone +218 21 361 41 18, central fax +218 21 361 42 38, central e-mail [email protected].

The Libyan Embassy in France is the diplomatic representation of the State of Libya to the French Republic. Its current ambassador is Hamed Elhouderi.

The Canadian Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is currently closed due to the security situation in the country. However, it continues to operate from the Canadian Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, until conditions permit its reopening. Despite this closure, Canada maintains diplomatic relations with Libya and remains committed to supporting the Libyan people in their efforts to establish a stable and secure democracy. The embassy offers a range of services to Canadians visiting or living in Libya, such as information on international adoption, education abroad, marriage abroad, birth registration abroad, pensions and retirement abroad, citizenship services, passport services, visa and immigration services, notary services and voting from abroad.

AllAfrica provides a wealth of information on Libyan news through the collection of numerous articles from African press bodies.

The post has a fax: and telephone booths: give the phone number to the guichetier. To cancel a postcard for France, count 0,30 DL and 0,40 DL for a letter.