Libya: Holidays, national customs Public holidays The dates for the Islamic holidays are calculated according to the lunar calendar and therefore shift every year. During the fasting month of Ramadan, which precedes the festival day Eid al-Fitr, Muslims do not eat during the day, but only after sunset. Many restaurants are therefore closed during the…
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Libya Geography and Cinematography
The name of Libya, derived from classical geography (see below), came from the geographer F. Minutilli recalled with his Bibliography of Libya (Turin 1903) and applied to the region then constituting the Turkish Paschalate of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. Later it was also officially adopted by the Italian government after, by decree of 5 November 1911,…