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Date	Process	Result
May 26, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
July 20, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 28, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 14, 2004.
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Name at the time of Darius I

Can someone please explain the name at the time of Darius I

𓇿 𓈅 𓊪 𓍿 𓅓 𓎛 𓅱 | Libya | Terra 𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎠 p-u-t-a-y-a (-mahw) / Satrap Timhw ?

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Today, the great majority of Libya's inhabitants are Arab,[22] with many tracing their ancestry to Bedouin Arab tribes like Banu Sulaym and Banu Hilal, beside Turkish and Berber minorities. The Turkish minority are often called "Kouloughlis" and are concentrated in and around villages and towns.[257] Additionally, there are some Libyan ethnic minorities, such as the Berber Tuareg and the Black African Tebou.[258]

Most Italian settlers, at their height numbering over half a million, left after Italian Libya's independence in 1947. More repatriated in 1970 after the accession of Muammar Gaddafi, but a few hundred of them returned in the 2000s.[259]

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Today, most of Libya's inhabitants are Arab,[22] with many tracing their ancestry to Bedouin Arab tribes like Banu Sulaym and Banu Hilal, besides Turkish and Berber minorities. The Turkish minority are often called "Kouloughlis" and are concentrated in and around villages and towns.[257] Additionally, there are some Libyan ethnic minorities, such as the Berber Tuareg and the Black African Tebou.[258]

Most Italian settlers, at their height, numbering over half a million, left after Italian Libya's independence in 1947. More were repatriated in 1970 after the accession of Muammar Gaddafi, but a few hundred returned in the 2000s.[259] Dominic872 (talk) 02:54, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kpg jhp jm 07:00, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Add Wildlife of Libya to geography section. 2600:6C50:7EF0:4A70:E8BF:AB24:F9E3:DB97 (talk) 09:40, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 10:28, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

96.6% should have a source

From the lede: The country's official religion is Islam, with 96.6% of the Libyan population being Sunni Muslims.

A statement that precise should have a citation. 2600:1702:6D0:5160:5072:1067:71EA:1CF5 (talk) 16:26, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Skitash (talk) 16:41, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]