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List Of Buildings And Structures In Libya
This is a list of notable buildings and structures in Libya, organized by city: Benghazi *Grand Hotel Benghazi (also known as the Berenice Hotel) *Tibesti Hotel *Uzu Hotel (also known as the Ozoo or Ouzou Hotel) Tobruk *Hotel Tobruk Tripoli *7 October Stadium *Al Waddan Hotel *Ali Alsgozy Stadium *Bab al-Azizia *Corinthia Hotel Tripoli *Darghouth Turkish Bath *Epigraphy Museum of Tripoli *Ethnographic Museum of Tripoli *GMR Stadium *Gurgi Mosque *Grand Hotel Tripoli (also known as the Al-Kabir Hotel or the Al Kabeer Hotel) *Hotel Al Mehari * Islamic Museum of Tripoli *June 11 Stadium * Karamanly House Museum *Libyan Studies Center *Mitiga International Airport *National Archives of Libya * Natural History Museum of Tripoli * People's Hall * Prehistory Museum of Tripoli *Red Castle of Tripoli *Royal Miramare Theatre *Tripoli Cathedral *Tripoli Central Hospital *Tripoli International Airport See also *List of museums in Libya {{Africa topic, List of buildings and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Alsgozy Stadium
The Ali Alsgozy Stadium is a football stadium situated in Tripoli, Libya. The stadium has a capacity of around 3,000. It is named after the famous Al Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ... defender Ali Alsgozy. Football venues in Libya Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libya {{Libya-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitiga International Airport
Mitiga International Airport (مطار معيتيقة الدولي) is an airport in Libya, located about east of Tripoli's city centre. The airport has a diverse international history and has been known by a variety of names. It was originally built in 1923 as an Italian air force base called . It became a German air base during World War II. The airbase was captured by the British 8th Army in January 1943 and transferred to the control of the US Army Air Forces, who called it Mellaha AAF until 1945, when they renamed it Wheelus Air Base for a US airman killed that year. American use continued until the 1969 Libyan coup d'état and the subsequent expiration of the lease. When the Americans left, the base was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base (قاعدة عقبة بن نافع الجوية) after the Islamic general who conquered North Africa. It was used by both the Libyan and Soviet air forces. The United States bombed the base in 1986 during Operation El Dorado Canyon. In 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libyan Studies Center
The Libyan Studies Center (Markaz dirasat jihad al-libiyin didda al-ghazw al-itali) is a cultural center opened in 1978 in Tripoli, Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo .... It holds 100,000 volumes. The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments set claim to the land occupied by the building in 2007. See also * National Archives of Libya References Bibliography * Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libya Libyan culture Libraries in Libya 1970s establishments in Libya Organizations based in Tripoli, Libya Libraries established in 1978 {{Libya-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karamanly House Museum
The Karamanly House Museum (also known as the Qaramanli House Museum, the House of Karamanly and the Tripoli Historical Exhibition) is a historic house and museum located in the Old city in Tripoli, Libya. It is associated with the Karamanli dynasty. The house was built in the second half of the 18th century . After restoration in the 1990s, it became a museum. Architecture The Qaramanli house is one of the few traditional houses that have been preserved and rehabilitated in the Old city. It is characterized by its fine Islamic architectural design. It consists of two floors, with each of them having an area of 472 m2. The open air courtyard, a common element in Islamic residences, is centered around a beautiful fountain. One of the most notable aspects of the house must be the arches, which serve both a decorative as well as a load-bearing purpose. Mosaic patterns also adorn the walls of the house-museum. The house comprises several rooms, including: a bedroom (Dar An-Namou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 11 Stadium
The Tripoli International Stadium ( ar, ملعب طرابلس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 65,000 spectators. It is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games. The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi; it was the venue for the final between Ghana and Libya. It hosted the 2002 Italian Supercup between Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ... and Parma, which Juventus won, 2–1. Its old name (June 11 Stadium) is a reference to the date of the withdrawal of US forces from Libya, June 11, 1970. References Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Museum Of Tripoli
The Islamic Museum of Tripoli is a proposed museum of Islamic culture that was built under the support and patronage of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Tripoli, Libya. Location The museum's building-reuse project stands in the al Sur area, in Shari' Sidi Khaliffa, Tripoli. 2011 Libyan civil war In May 2011 it was reported that construction on – and acquisitions for – had been halted; the museum was scheduled to open in September 2011 to celebrate the anniversary of Muammar Gaddafi's rise to power. It was due to be housed in a summer palace built for the Ottoman Yusuf Pasha in the 18th century.Pryor, Riah (May 2011)."Saif Gaddafi's Islamic Art Museum at a Standstill – Libyan Conflict Has Halted Construction On – and Ccquistions for – New Museum in Tripoli Due To Open in September" ''The Art Newspaper''. Retrieved 6 October 2011. The results of the Battle of Tripoli in August 2011, with the later arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Al Mehari
The Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli is a modern tourist hotel in Tripoli, Libya, near Grand Hotel Tripoli. Data & History It was built in 1989 and completely remodeled in 2009 to international standards as part of Radisson Hotels. It is located on the site of the earlier Italian Hotel del Mehari , built in 1935 at the same time as the nearby Hotel Casinò Uaddan. Like the Uaddan, it was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto, with the collaboration of Stefano Gatti-Casazza. According to Brian McLaren in his book ''Architecture and tourism in Italian colonial Libya'', the destroyed Mehari hotel "provided a fusion of the indigenous architecture of Tripoli with a modern aesthetic that responded to the demand for a metropolitan standard of comfort, typical to colonial tourism. See also * Grand Hotel Tripoli * Hotel Casinò Uaddan The Al Waddan Hotel opened in 1936 as the Italian Uaddan Hotel & Casino. History It is a historic hotel in Tripoli, Libya, located ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurgi Mosque
The Gurgi Mosque ( ar, جامع قرجي) is a mosque in Tripoli, Libya. It lies in the heart of old Tripoli (the medina) as part of a complex of historic buildings. The mosque is an important tourist attraction, as is the area as a whole; nearby is the Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius. History The mosque was commissioned by Mustafa Gurgi and built in 1834. Tripoli then was under Ottoman ruler Pasha Yusuf Karamanli, whose reign extended from 1795 to 1832.The Gurgi Mosque was built by the command of the naval captain Mustafa Gurgi. ''Gurgi'' is an Arabic word which means "from Georgia". To the right of the entrance lies the antechamber which houses the tombs of Gurgi and his family. The historic monument mixes European and Islamic geometrics in a way that blends architectural styles from several civilizations in to one statement of art. The Mustafa Gurgi Mosque is located in the Bab al-Bahr district, immediately beside the Mediterranean Sea's coasts. This mosque, like the Ahmed Pash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMR Stadium
The Great Manmade River Stadium (GMR or GMMR stadium) is a football stadium situated just a few metres away from the 11 June Stadium in the heart of Tripoli's sporting city. The stadium is named after the Great Manmade River. The stadium has a capacity of around 20,000 and is currently the home of Libyan Premier League clubs Al Wahda, Al Tersana and Alamn Alaam. The stadium was opened on 17 May 2000, and was celebrated with a friendly match between Middlesbrough F.C. and A.S. Bari. This ground has hosted matches at international level, and the most celebrated results on this ground were won by the likes of Al Madina, who defeated ES Tunis 2–1, and on 19 September 2006, Al Ittihad defeated Al Nahdha of Oman in the 2006-07 Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnographic Museum Of Tripoli
The Ethnographic Museum of Tripoli is a museum located in Tripoli, Libya. Staff (undated)."Libya – Libraries and Museums" Encyclopedias of the Nations. Retrieved 1 October 2011. References See also * List of museums in Libya Libya has a long history and has been in contact with many other civilizations, from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as: Garamantes, Greek, Roman, Islamic and many other ages. See also *List of buil ... Museums with year of establishment missing Ethnographic museums in Africa Museums in Tripoli, Libya {{ethnographic-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epigraphy Museum Of Tripoli
The Epigraphy Museum of Tripoli is a museum located in Tripoli, Libya. References See also * List of museums in Libya Libya has a long history and has been in contact with many other civilizations, from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as: Garamantes, Greek, Roman, Islamic and many other ages. See also *List of buil ... Museums with year of establishment missing History museums Museums in Tripoli, Libya {{Libya-museum-stub Epigraphic museums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
