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Housing

Housing shortages in Libya intensified following independence owing to increased rates of urban migration. After coming to power, the RCC worked to expand adequate housing through a number of initiatives. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, funds from both public and private sources were directed toward construction projects to improve housing quality and alleviate the strain; nevertheless, shortages remained into the early 21st century. Some of the poorer migrant communities continue to live in informal settlements on the outskirts of a number of the country’s urban areas.

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Libya is a country in North Africa. Large amounts of oil have brought wealth to the country. Tripoli is Libya’s capital and largest city.

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The petroleum-rich country of Libya lies in northern Africa along the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Libya blends its role as one of the world’s most important producers of petroleum with a traditional Arab society based on the Islamic religion. In Tripoli, the capital and the largest city, nomadic herders mingle with construction engineers and bearded imams, or Islamic religious teachers. In rural areas herds of sheep, goats, and camels graze alongside modern highways.

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