[DOC] [TLE] Libya - Wikipedia [PAR] Libya (Arabic:      Lbiy) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, 
bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the 
southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The 
three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and ... Libya has the 
10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world. [DOC] [TLE] History of Libya - Wikipedia [PAR] The History of Libya includes the history of its rich mix of ethnic groups added to 
the indigenous Berber tribes. Berbers have been present throughout the entire 
history of the country. .... When the Empire returned (now as East Romans) as 
part of Justinian's reconquests of the 6th century, efforts were made to strengthen 
the... [DOC] [TLE] List of lingua francas - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of lingua francas. A lingua franca is a language systematically used 
to make .... It has now been institutionalised as an official language of the Central 
African ... Swahili, known as Kiswahili to its speakers, is used throughout large 
parts of ... Arabic remains the lingua franca for 23 countries (25 with the 
Palestinian... [DOC] [TLE] Tripoli - Wikipedia [PAR] Tripoli is the capital city and the largest city of Libya. Tripoli, with its metropolitan 
area, has a population of about 1.1 million people. The city is located in the 
northwestern part of Libya on the edge of the desert, ... Tripoli includes the Port of 
Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing centre. It is also 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Libya | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert, and much of its population is 
concentrated along ... Libya comprises three historical regionsTripolitania in 
the northwest, .... arrived in Libya from Saguia el-Hamra, in what is now Western 
Sahara. ... 240 hectares) that were once part of large estates belonging to Italian 
settlers. [DOC] [TLE] What is tripolitania? - LiquiSearch [PAR] A large number of Italian colonists moved to Tripolitania in the late 1930s . ... This 
is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania, now part of 
Libya ... Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Tripolitania was captured by Italy in
... [DOC] [TLE] Tripoli | Define Tripoli at Dictionary.com [PAR] Tripoli definition, Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian ... of the 
former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya. 
... Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a .... 
Capital of Libya and the largest city in the country, located in northwestern Libya. [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Libya - history, people, traditions, women, beliefs, food ... [PAR] In culture, language, and religion, Libya forms a part of the greater Arab world. ... 
A large tented population of pastoral nomads, independent and aggressively ... 
Once in Sebha, the tribes rallied, cut off the garrison and harassed the Italians as 
they tried ..... now firmly in control of the country, set a course that was 
enormously... [DOC] [TLE] Libya Map / Geography of Libya / Map of Libya - Worldatlas.com [PAR] Once part of the Roman province of New Africa, it was subsequently controlled ... 
French, but since 1969, the country is led by the government of Colonel 
Muammar Qaddafi. ... Tripoli, the ancient capital city, was designed by the 
Romans, and remains one of ... Largest Landslide Victories In US Presidential 
Election History. [DOC] [TLE] Unasylva - Vol. 6, No. 2 - Sand-dune fixation and afforestation in Libya [PAR] The problems involved in afforestation and sand-dune fixation in Libya apply to 
most of the Near East. ... one could well believe that the desert had conquered 
the whole country. ... Sometimes the steppe itself overlies old deposits of sand 
which had once ... In the past, forest certainly covered large expanses of 
Tripolitania. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: A large part of what is now this country was once Tripolitania
Answer: Libya