Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Libya)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.
Development Gateway Country Overview
(http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/country.do?country=ly&iso3=LBY)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( http://www.fao.org/countryProfiles/index.asp?lang=en&iso3=LBY)
Country profile and mapping information system for Libya.
Libya: Our Home ( http://www.libya-watanona.com/libya1/)
Provides information on travel, history, culture, and literature as well as important historical documents.
MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.
Maps.com (formerly Magellan Geographix) (http://www.maps.com/)
User may view samples of the wide variety of maps available as well as order maps or atlases, by downloading, or on CD-ROM or in hard copy.
Princeton
University Library: Near Eastern Studies
Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/~nes/)
Princeton Library’s site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not only invaluable information about Princeton’s programs and collections, but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning all aspects of the discipline.
The Society for Libyan Studies (http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/libya/)
The Society of Libyan Studies is part of the Institute of Archaeology in London, that has a wide range of interests including Libyan archaeology, history, linguistics, and the natural sciences. The site includes sites and information on all of these fields.
Theodora.com ( http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/libya/index.html)
Historical events as well as current information about the economy, government, and politics of Libya.
UT library online, Perry-Castañeda (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html)
The University of Texas’ Perry Castaneda Library Map collection here offers a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.
United Nations Cartographic Section (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.
United
States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/lytoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
United States. Library of Congress. Geography
and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
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