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Libya hopes eclipse tourism will spur interest in its desert sites

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 29 March 2006  Page Views: 2941

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In a Reuters article today, Libya's Deputy Tourism Minister Arebi Mazoz reported issuing 7,000 tourist visas to people from 53 nationalities. The country hopes the eclipse event will stir interest in its other attractions - Roman and Greek ruins, prehistoric desert sites and a fledgling diving sector along its unspoiled 1,250 mile Mediterranean desert coastline. What are these prehistoric sites I wonder?

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"Libya hopes eclipse tourism will spur interest in its desert sites" | Login/Create an Account | 2 News and Comments
  
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Re: Libya hopes eclipse tourism will spur interest in its desert sites by Anonymous on Tuesday, 11 July 2006
yes there are many underwater historical remains off the coast of Libya check this forum it contains info u need http://www.tolibya.com
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Re: Libya hopes eclipse tourism will spur interest in its desert sites by sem on Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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I read about the diving side of this about 4yrs ago. Ghadafi's son is a keen diver and was hoping to persuade the old man that diving was good for the country. I hunted on the web but could find no commercial dive centres (there were two local diving clubs though).
There are probably many underwater historical remains off the coast of Libya when you consider Greek, Roman and their enemies' (eg Carthage) activities along this coast. Even more tantalising is the thought of Bronze Age and Neolithic discoveries, just think of the wrecks found off Cape Gelidonya in Turkey.
Get diving chaps.
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