Libyans gather around a giant plate of couscous from all over the country to participate in a festival in the city of Sabratha celebrating this national dish. The dish, which has a diameter of four meters, contains 2,500 kilograms of couscous and five types of meat. It is considered a staple meal for them and is eaten on special occasions and at the beginning of the Hijri year.
Ali Al-Fetimi, president of the Libyan Organization for Tourism Support and the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage, stated: "Recently, there has been a joint memorandum of understanding among Maghreb countries—Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania—to include couscous in the Arab heritage list of these countries. However, Libya was not part of this file due to not signing the agreement. Therefore, we took a national initiative and revived or launched a day called the Libyan Couscous Day."
The third edition of the Couscous Day Festival is being held in Sabratha, located 70 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli.
