{"id":1213638,"date":"2022-09-29T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/29\/gaddafis-great-man-made-river-and-what-happened-to-it-after-his-death\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T21:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:11:28","slug":"gaddafis-great-man-made-river-and-what-happened-to-it-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/29\/gaddafis-great-man-made-river-and-what-happened-to-it-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaddafi&#8217;s Great Man-Made-River And What Happened To It After His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/007ce523a45d4789a52b6a8ead726449\"\/>The Great Man-Made River, or GMR, flows through Libya. Libya is an African country in the continent&#8217;s northwestern corner. The Sahara desert, the world&#8217;s largest tropical desert, encompasses the majority of Libyan territory, with barely 5% of it arable. Only ephemeral rivers and wadis exist in Libya&#8217;s deserts; there are no permanent rivers. The dearth of permanent rivers capable of supplying clean water to 90% of Libya&#8217;s population spurred the construction of Libya&#8217;s largest &#8220;Artificial River,&#8221; the Great Man-Made River.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1731330be7d842d398fa465b0fd7a232\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The late Libyan president, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, oversaw the creation of the Great Man-Made River with income from oil revenues. The construction of the project was divided into five parts, with several engineering firms from around the world participating. All five phases required a total of 425 million cubic meters of water to ensure adequate supply to key cities.<\/p>\n<p>Libya&#8217;s Great Man-Made River is made mainly of underground pipes and aqueducts. Large concrete pipelines were built to connect the country&#8217;s northern and southern cities. Tripoli, Libya&#8217;s capital, has seen tremendous economic growth as a result of the project. In Libya, the Great Man-Made River transports 2.5 million cubic meters of water every day. Water is piped in from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f604eb45a69442d08b24f88cc6d241cb\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NATO planes bombed and damaged one of two GMR pipe-making facilities at Brega in July 2011, in what was viewed as a highly contentious operation. NATO planes were supporting rebel forces fighting Gaddafi&#8217;s troops.<\/p>\n<p>The water-pipe system of a large man-made river, which had already been created by more than two-thirds by the start of the civil war, was also seriously impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Some of her possessions were damaged by aerial attacks, while others were ruined by fights. Mismanagement reigned following the civil war in Libya, and the component was destroyed as a result<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4ef468c72e0144a6928815c6ec1cb7c4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An unknown armed force captured a station controlling water flow to Tripoli and adjacent cities on April 10, 2020. Water was shut off for almost 5 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Many countries, particularly developed countries, have constructed artificial rivers. Some rivers have been diverted for irrigation and industrial usage in other locations.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Asiamah001 (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nArtificial River<br \/>\nGreat<br \/>\nLibya<br \/>\nLibyan<br \/>\nSahara<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Man-Made River, or GMR, flows through Libya. Libya is an African country in the continent&#8217;s northwestern corner. The Sahara desert, the world&#8217;s largest tropical desert, encompasses the majority of Libyan territory, with barely 5% of it arable. Only ephemeral rivers and wadis exist in Libya&#8217;s deserts; there are no permanent rivers. 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