Untuk yang ingin mengikuti kejadian di Libya.. http://www.temehu.com/Libyan-People.htm
The Libyans are mostly friendly people, regardless of their ethnic background, colour or social status. They respect privacy wholeheartedly and generally will not hassle foreign visitors and guests as is the custom elsewhere. The Libyan population is estimated at over 5 million people, plus under 1.5 million immigrants, giving a total of 6.5 million people approximately. The Arabs are the current majority inhabitants of Libya, who brought Islam to the region when they first arrived from Arabia during the seventh century AD. However, according to recent genetic studies more than 90% of the Arabs in Libya (and in North Africa as a whole) are Arabised Berbers -- that is Berbers who adopted the Arab tongue. For example, most of the inhabitants of Benghazi, Mesratha and Zintan are Arabised Berbers. During the eleventh century a political conflict broke out between the ruling dynasties of Egypt, resulting in the recalling of Bani Hilal and Bani Salim from the Arabian peninsula, and it is these two tribes that are originally Arab tribes brought to assist the Fatimids. The major Arab cities include Tripoli, Benghazi, Sebha, Sabratha, Misurata, Zawiya, Khums, Albayda, Almerj, Darna, Tobruk and other smaller villages and settlements along the coast and in the interior. Nafousa Mountain is the stronghold of various Berber tribes and towns to the extent that it was also known as the Berber Mountain, before it was lately renamed "The Western Mountain" by the colonel of the ousted government. Zuwarah in the western coastal plain (between Tripoli and Tunisia), the oases of Jalu and Awjla in eastern Libya, and the oasis of Ghadames at the edge of the Sahara are also Berber settlements; while the Sahara is still the homeland of the various Berber Tuareg confederacies, as they were for thousands of years the dignified keepers of the largest desert in the world - Mother Sahara. The Tebo inhabit the southern regions of the Sahara to the east and near the Tibesti Mountain; probably whence the name. The complex tribal system in Libya is still a fundamental part of the Libyan society, more than anywhere else in the whole region. Most Libyan surnames carry the tribal and/or clan names of the tribes and therefore one can easily identify a person's tribe simply by knowing his surname. For example, Col. Gaddafi comes from the Gaddadfa Tribe (an Arabised Berber tribe of the ancient Greater Syrtis region, now known as Sirte or Sert). There are at least 140 known "tribal networks" in Libya, many of which subdivide into several clans and groups. These are not fully documented and detailed information about them and their divisions remains sketchy. This page therefore will provide only a summary of a general introduction to the subject, and in no way can claim to cover the subject. As regarding many things Libyan, a massive amount of work needs to be done in this area before a complete catalogue of Libyan tribes can be assembled. ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
