File talk:Libya ethnic.svg

Gadaffi's Tribe
I thought Gafaffi was part of a tribe whose name he probably takes his name from. Why isn't it indicated here? Is it a small tribe? TheArchaeologist 07:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

note that the actual image talkpage is at commons:File talk:Libya ethnic.svg. The article about Gaddafi's tribe is at Qaddadfa. Yes, it is a minor tribe. But the tribes labelled here are more or less chosen randomly by a CIA draughtsman in 1974, they aren't necessarily major tribes. I think Libya has about 20 major tribes, about 100 tribes if you include the minor ones. See Demographics_of_Libya. --dab (𒁳) 15:15, 24 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Ya, at wikimedia where few people will actually find it unless they know where to look. =p This is simpler imo, and it's a talk page anyway. So this is just what some random little pencil pusher selected in '74? That is just strange. Are there no other maps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hpelgrift (talk • contribs) 04:45, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

A lot of Wikipedia's maps are based on CIA maps because they are in the public domain in the US. People only sit down and draw more detailed maps if there is an immediate cause to do so, as is the case with Libya at the moment. The vectorized map is a good starting point for that, it will be very easy for anyone willing to work on it to improve this map based on more recent data. --dab (𒁳) 09:35, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Meh, makes sense. So hopefully someone puts a new one based on the text info if they feel the need to. TheArchaeologist Say Herro 19:15, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

"Touareg" spelling error
There is a spelling error in the map legend. "Touareg" is a Volkswagen utility vehicle. "Tuareg" is the more common English language spelling for the ethnic group that the map refers to. See the Wikipedia entry Tuareg people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.74.73.74 (talk) 22:07, 28 April 2012 (UTC)