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References
- ↑ "Parks, Reserves, and Other Protected Areas in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya". Parks.it. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Benghazi". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ↑ "Taxonomical study on macroinvertebrates in Ain- Zayanah lagoon".
- ↑ "An ecological approach to ain zayanah lagoon, banghazi, libya". www.envirobiotechjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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