#1 2009-11-05 08:24:36
- Horizontal Harry
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- From: Tripoli
- Registered: 2009-09-28
- Posts: 29

Maps
Just in case you folk didn't know, Google Maps have updated their Tripoli map to include more road names, schools, hotels etc.
Go to http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en& … ;q=Tripoli and zoom in.
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#2 2009-11-05 11:25:09
- Expat Joe
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- From: Janzour, Tripoli
- Registered: 2009-05-23
- Posts: 38

Re: Maps
Interesting,
There's also a brand new GPS that is on sale for 650LYD.
Preloaded with maps of Libya and all local POI (Gas stations, Hotels, Administrations....)
I saw it in the Libyan Motorshow last week.
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#3 2009-11-05 12:13:38
- Sandman6
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- From: Janzour, Tripoli
- Registered: 2009-05-17
- Posts: 355

Re: Maps
Expat Joe wrote:
Interesting,
There's also a brand new GPS that is on sale for 650LYD.
Preloaded with maps of Libya and all local POI (Gas stations, Hotels, Administrations....)
I saw it in the Libyan Motorshow last week.
What brand was it?
I know you can get a Libya map for the Garmin GPS but I've never seen a map for the TomTom
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#4 2009-11-12 07:56:22
- Sprocket
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- From: Kuala Lumpur
- Registered: 2009-06-04
- Posts: 23

Re: Maps
I was looking at a Garmin last week when i was back in KL, both in the main dealer and a big computer mall and both seamed very unsure about the maps for Libya. On the Garmin web site there does not seam to be a specfic Libya map but is covered under the world map which has pretty low resolution. I would be very interested in what other people are using.
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#5 2009-11-12 08:07:34
- Sandman6
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- From: Janzour, Tripoli
- Registered: 2009-05-17
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Re: Maps
The Garmin map which I referred to is a home made / DIY job. It's not an official Garmin product. I don't know which base map it uses but it's very low resolution and not very good quality.
See here for the latest & greatest:
GPS maps for Libya thread
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#6 2009-11-12 15:07:25
- AAAfrica
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- From: Montpellier
- Registered: 2009-11-01
- Posts: 9

Re: Maps
I've hunted all over the google map for a week or so; there's a few areas I'd like to know more where they are in relation to everything else:
Janzour
Tajoura
Al-Sirraj
If anyone can give me some directions in relation to the centre of town/coast etc I'd be very grateful!
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#7 2009-11-12 15:21:02
- Sandman6
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- From: Janzour, Tripoli
- Registered: 2009-05-17
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Re: Maps
Janzour & Siraj are approx 20km west of the city centre off the main coastal highway.
Tajoura is just east of the city centre. From the main highway running east, go south down June 11th Street and Tajoura is around 5km.
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#8 2009-11-12 15:28:07
- AAAfrica
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- From: Montpellier
- Registered: 2009-11-01
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Re: Maps
Thanks, so I'm going the wrong way in that case.
Any suburb names for the area south of the city between Ain Zara to the east and Airport Highway to the west but north of those silos?
Thanks
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