Tripoli′s Jamahiriya Museum

Jamahiriya Museum, also known as the Red Castle Museum or Assaraya Alhamara Museum is situated in the heart of Tripoli, with an entrance on Green Square (or Martyrs' Square, as it is now known). Jamahiriya Museum is one of Tripoli's most popular tourist attractions and a must-see for anyone visiting the city. As Libya's national museum, it brings tourists from around the world, keen to learn more about the history of the country.

The Red castle, Assaraya Alhambra Assaraya Alhamra means "The Red Castle" or "The Red Fort", since it was painted red after the Spanish invasions in 1510. The fortified castle was built to defend the capital city and it continued to be the center of Tripoli's power until the 20th century. Recent digging along an adjacent road revealed that the fort was built on top of an ancient Roman fortified camp, but some sources state that the actual building was established by the Phoenicians, who later abandoned the city after they settled in nearby Carthage. In 1919, the Italians converted a section of the castle that was originally used as an ammunition storehouse into Libya's first museum, to house some of the countless archaeological artifacts, scattered across Libya's vast landscape. The museum as with the following wings: Prehistory, Ancient Libyan, Berber Tribes (Berber Garamantes, Berber Tuareg, etc.), Libyan-Punic-Greco-Roman-Byzantine Traditions, Natural History.;