Saltwater Dam
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Wadi Ghan Dam – Gharyan
Just about 70 km southwest of Tripoli, near Gharyan City, lies Wadi Ghan Dam, a quiet open place surrounded by hills and calm water. It’s one of those spots where you can go with friends or family, relax for a day, and enjoy nature without the noise of the city. I went there for fishing…
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Leptis Magna – Khums
Some places make you feel like a traveler, but Leptis Magna makes you feel like an explorer.Located just outside Al Khums City, this ancient Roman city doesn’t whisper history, it shows it boldly, in marble and stone, under the wide Libyan sky. The first thing you notice here is scale. Everything feels enormous, the Arch…
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Wadi Mejenin Dam – Jabal al Gharb
About 64 km south of Tripoli, in Libya’s northwest, lies Wadi Mejenin Dam, a massive 42-meter high embankment dam completed in 1972. Its main purposes are water supply for irrigation, flood control, and replenishing underground water aquifers. From the dam, during the rainy season, water safely flows all the way to the Mediterranean Sea, passing…
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Roman Theatre – Sabratha
When I first stepped into the ancient Roman Theatre of Sabratha, it felt like time slowed down. The sea breeze carried echoes of applause from centuries ago, and the towering stone columns stood proudly witnesses to nearly 2,000 years of history. Sabratha lies along Libya’s beautiful Mediterranean coast, about 70 km west of Tripoli. As…
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Wadi Kaam Dam – Zliten
Located near Zliten City, Wadi Kaam Dam is a unique and beautiful place to visit. Unlike many freshwater dams inland, the water here is slightly salty because the wadi flows into the Mediterranean Sea just about 400 meters downstream. This makes it a special ecosystem where freshwater and saltwater species mix. During my visit, we…