LIBYA       

The new Text- and Picturebook of the "Library of the Orient" at Christian-Brandstätter-Verlag

NEW: Slideshow about Libya.

Libya has a rich and overwhelming history. And because of its vast mineral resources (oil, gas) and its present open-door policy this country gains more and more importance and influence. Now, after the end of the economic sanctions, German and other European companies eagerly seek to invest in Libya. Moreover, the number of tourists visiting Libya is constantly growing. Tourists in Libya find lots of well preserved treasures of old cultures and natural phenomenons that are unique in the world. To mention only some of them:

• Leptis Magna, best presevered Roman City. World Heritage Site of the Unesco.
• Ghadames and Ghat, former oasis towns. World Heritage Site of the Unesco.
• The 8.000 years-old petroglyphs in the Akakus Mountains. World Heritage Site of the Unesco.
• The volcano area "Wau an-Namus", an unparalleled natural phenomenon.
• The Mandara lakes in the middle of the desert.
• The antique Greek cities in the Cyrenaika.
  

In contrast to Libya's growing importance in Economics and Tourism and to its unique sights there are only a few products about the country on the book market. Most of them are travel books - but there is no book, that describes and presents Libya on a large and authentic scale.

Our project is destined to close this gap. We are produced a large format text and picture book (208 pages, ca. 220 pictures) that presents Libya in its vast diversity. We document the daily life of people of different ethnics, historical sights, natural wonders and the most important aspects in politics, economy, society, culture, and sports - altogether in one book. Due to its geography the book is divided into four main chapters. Each chapter describes its people, daily life, the nature and sights of a region: Tripolitania, Syrte, Cyrenaika, and the Fezzan with the Libyan Desert.

Our text- and picture book will probably be translated into English. Find out more here.

For this new text- and picture book we traveled Libya in late summer and autumn of this year. This travel was sponsored by our partners: