The Phoenicians were the first to establish trading posts in Libya, when the merchants of Tyre (in present-day Lebanon) developed commercial relations with the Berber tribes and made treaties with them to ensure their cooperation in the exploitation of raw materials.
最早在利比亚设立贸易点的是腓尼基人，来自提尔（位于今黎巴嫩）的商人与柏柏尔人建立贸易关系，并签订条约来保障他们之间关于原材料开发的合作。