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The Libyan passport is issued to citizens of Libya for international travel.
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History
The Libyan passport design has changed at least 3 times. With the recent change in the Libyan Government and the fall of the Gaddafi regime, the passport of Libya can be expected to be redesigned once again in the near future.
Kingdom of Libya
During the last days of the Kingdom of Libya, the Libyan passport was valid to the countries shown below:
All Arab countries, Pakistan, Iran, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Cyprus, Malta, India, Japan, Republic of China (Taiwan), Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, (West) Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the United States.
Republic of Libya
After the political change of September 1, 1969, the Libyan passport became valid to more countries, which were:
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Russia (Soviet Union), and Romania.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
In the early 1990s, the Libyan passport was valid to all countries in the world, except South Africa, the "occupied Palestine" (which includes Palestinian territories, and Israel).
Nowadays, it's valid to all countries except the "occupied Palestine".