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- ↑ Davis, Ethel (2009). North Africa: The Roman Coast. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-84162-287-3 . Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "The National Parks Of Libya". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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