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CORINTHIA
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Almahari
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General information |
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Location & climate |
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Geographical Site:- Libya is located in the middle of the north African coast of the Mediterranean . It vast area is extending until the highs of north and centre of the African continent, bordered from east by Egypt, and from south Sudan, Chad and Niger, and from west Algeria and Tunisia, and between longitudinal lines 9 and 25 degrees east, and transversal lines 18.25 and 33 degrees north.
Area: Libya is distinguished with its vast area, where it reaches about 1,750,000 km2, coming in the fourth rank regarding area, as to the African countries. Its beach length overlooking the Mediterranean sea reaches about two thousand km. |
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Population: The population census in Libya reaches about 5,484.426 (five million four hundred eighty four thousand four hundred twenty six) inhabitants, as per the 2002 census.
Climatic Conditions: The climate of the most Libyan territories is distinguished with dryness with a big difference in temperature. The area of Great Sahara in the south and the Mediterranean sea in the north are considered the main factors determining the climate in the country. In the coastal area, the winter season is considered moderate, despite the fall of snow in some high area sometimes. The temperature average does not decrease more than 5 Celsius degrees, where the summer season is considered hot relatively where the temperature reaches the maximum average in August and the monthly temperature average does not exceed 30 Celsius degrees throughout that period. No rains in summer. In the mountain areas, such as Eljabel Elgharbi or Eljabel Elakhdar, the height and nearness of the sea have an effect on the temperature average. As to the desert area ( Sahara ), the temperature average throughout the year doe not exceed 30 Celsius degrees, during summer, and 5C degrees during the winter. Whereas the rainfall is considered not common in the desert areas, sometimes there are rain storms, yet snow falls sometimes. In general, Libya is distinguished with moderate climate featured with variety from Mediterranean climate in the coast, to desert climate in the south, which makes it an attractive factor and an important constituent among those of the tourism industry |
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Tripoli
seasonal Averages |
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Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg.
High |
16.0° C |
18.0° C |
20.0° C |
22.0° C |
26.0° C |
29.0° C |
32.0° C |
32.0° C |
30.0° C |
26.0° C |
21.0° C |
17.0° C |
Avg.
Low |
9.0° C |
9.0° C |
11.0° C |
13.0° C |
16.0° C |
20.0° C |
22.0° C |
23.0° C |
22.0° C |
18.0° C |
14.0° C |
14.0° C |
Avg.
Precip |
3.00 cm |
2.00 cm |
2.00 cm |
1.00 cm |
1.00 cm |
0.00 cm |
0.00 cm |
0.00 cm |
2.00 cm |
5.00 cm |
3.00 cm |
4.00 cm |
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