11 Things You Didn’t Know About Libya Under Gaddafi’s ‘Dictatorship’

Was He Really A Heartless Tyrant?

9. Libya Is Home to the World’s Largest Irrigation Project

One of Gaddafi’s major goals while running Libya was the creation of a solid infrastructure, something that couldn’t possibly be accomplished without ensuring that everyone in Libya had access to clean water and food. To make it happen, Gaddafi created the world’s largest irrigation system in the hopes that those basic necessities wouldn’t be insurmountable obstacles to his people.