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Arch of Marcus Aurelius
Former British Consulate
Gurgi Mosque
Mosque of Sidi Salem
Typical Ottoman-style minaret
French Street
An alley off Spanish Street
Old church
Ex-cathedral, Tripoli
Green Square & Libyan Flag
Italianate gallery
Ghaddafi
Condemned
Hand of Fatima tiling
19th century tiling
Setting off from Green Square
Views en route to Sirt
A fort near al-Kharruba
Ajdabiyah youngsters
Sandstorm near Ajdabiyah
Omar Mukhtar
Zaouiat Izzaya
Zaouiat al-Qusur

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Zaouiat Izzaya

Zaouiat Izzaya

Zaouiat Izzaya

This is the largest of the ruined castles we found on the Haj pilgrimage route. it is possible this was Ibn Battuta's Qasr Za'afiya as the names are very similar, and in any case as we have to keep reminding ourselves the names changed all the time.

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