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This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on August 8, 2006.

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Date	Process	Result
May 26, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
July 20, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 28, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 14, 2004.
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Name at the time of Darius I

Can someone please explain the name at the time of Darius I

𓇿 𓈅 𓊪 𓍿 𓅓 𓎛 𓅱 | Libya | Terra 𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎠 p-u-t-a-y-a (-mahw) / Satrap Timhw ?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darius_I_statue_subject_countries.jpg

Official name?

Encyclopedia Britannica claims the official full name of the state is Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lībiyyah, "The Libyan Republic", not The State of Libya like Wikipedia does. Is this just oversight by EB, or are multiple full names acceptable still (like in Argentina)? Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya ~Sıgehelmus♗_(Tøk) 21:11, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2025

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The article of National Emblem of Libya states that 'Since 2011, Libya currently does not have an official national emblem'. Therefore, it should be removed from the infobox as well since it's confusing. The government isn't actively using it, even in press conferences... KarsVegas36 (talk) 21:29, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geography/ Climate info

In the geography section the line "Libya is one of the sunniest and driest countries in the world due to prevailing presence of desert environment.^{[citation needed]}" is misleading if not incorrect. Libya does not appear on any list of top sunniest places in the world I could find, and sunniest seems subjective. This was the only data I could find on sunlight in Libya, and I am unsure if it is correct. There is however good data provided by the World Bank on the precipitation. This is what I think would be better:

The southern interior of Libya is considered desert and pre-desert. Along the Mediterranean Sea dry summers and wet winters can be expected. A plateau climate can be expected in the Jabal Akhdal and Jabal Natusah highlands, winters there being cooler with higher humidity and rainfall. It is approximated that 93% of Libya's land gets less than 100mm of rainfall each year.

Citing the Climate Change Knowledge Portal by the World Bank Joywhat (talk) 05:49, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]