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Can someone please explain the name at the time of Darius I

𓇿 𓈅 𓊪 𓍿 𓅓 𓎛 𓅱 | Libya | Terra 𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎠 p-u-t-a-y-a (-mahw) / Satrap Timhw ?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darius_I_statue_subject_countries.jpg

They are all accurate and relevant to the history of Libya. Tenfoldsultan (talk) 10:46, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a discussion at Talk:North_Africa#Recent_additions_(January_2026) that could do with more input. Thanks. M.Bitton (talk) 16:06, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Change "Despite having one of the lowest income per capita figures globally, it also suffered from one of the highest illiteracy rates." to "The kingdom suffered from a combination of one of the highest illiteracy rates and the one of the lowest income per capita rates globally."

The two factors do not contradict one another. Marsbat (talk) 18:49, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Fixed this with slightly different wording. Day Creature (talk) 19:14, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]