Plan a trip to Libya

Places to see in Libya

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  CyreneUNESCO

  Κυρήνη

  Ruins · Jabal al Akhdar

  Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa. It was part of the Pentapolis, an important group of five cities in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Giovanni Boccardi (CC BY-SA 3.0 igo). Map

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  Leptis MagnaUNESCO

  لبدة الكبرى

  Ruins · Murqub

  Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: joepyrek from Richmond, Va, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Acacus MountainsUNESCO

  Tadrart Acacus

  Ruins · Ghat District

  The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara. They are situated east of the city of Ghat, Libya, and stretch north from the border with Algeria, about 100 kilometres (62 mi).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag) (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  GhadamesUNESCO

  City · Nalut District

  Ghadames or Ghadamis is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Ghadames, 2006.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Archaeological Site of SabrathaUNESCO

  Ruins · Sabratha wa Sorman District

  The archaeological site of Sabratha is an excavated Numidian and later Roman city situed near present-day Sabratha, Libya.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Theatre of Sabratha, Libya.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Tripoli

  طرابلس

  City · Tripoli District

  Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 3.246 million people in 2021. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Daniel and Kate Pett (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Benghazi

  City · Benghazi

  Benghazi is the second-largest city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dennixo (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Sirte

  ⵙⵔⵜ سرت

  City · Sirte District

  Sirte, also spelled Sirt, Surt, Sert or Syrte, is a city in Libya. It is located south of the Gulf of Sirte, almost right in the middle between Tripoli and Benghazi. It is known for its battles, ethnic groups and loyalty to former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chapultepec at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Gulf of Sidra

  خليج سرت

  Beach

  The Gulf of Sidra, also known as the Gulf of Sirte, is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya, named after the oil port of Sidra or the city of Sirte. It was also historically known as the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Libya BMNG.png (Public domain). Map

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  Waw an Namus

  واو الناموس

  Mountain · Murzuq

  Waw an Namus is a volcano in Libya. Of either Pleistocene or Holocene age, it is located within the eastern Fezzan region. The origin of the volcanism there and at Al Haruj farther north is not clear.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: unnamed NASA astronaut (Public domain). Map

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  Martyrs' Square

  Landmark · Tripoli District

  The Martyrs' Square, known as Green Square under the Gaddafi government, Independence Square during the monarchy, and originally known as Piazza Italia, is a downtown landmark at the bay in the city of Tripoli, Libya. The main commercial center of the city surrounds the square.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: David Holt (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Bikku Bitti

  Mountain · Kufra

  Bikku Bitti, also known as Bette Peak, is the highest mountain in Libya at 2,266–2,267 metres (7,434–7,438 ft). It is located on the Dohone spur of the Tibesti Mountains in southern Libya, near the Chadian border.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA ASTER (& Bourrichon for cropping) (Public domain). Map