Benghazi
Benghazi is a city and district in Libya. It is the second largest city in the country with 670,797 people (2006). It is also the capital of the Cyrenaica region. It was the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council.[3] It is on the Mediterranean Sea.
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بنغازي | |
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| Coordinates: 32°07′N 20°04′E / 32.117°N 20.067°ECoordinates: 32°07′N 20°04′E / 32.117°N 20.067°E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Benghazi |
| Settled | as Euesperides (circa 525 BC) |
| Renamed | • Berenice (circa middle of 3rd century BC) • Hesperides • Barneeq (circa middle of 7th century AD) • Marsa ibn Ghazi (circa 16th century) • Bani Ghazi • Benghazi |
| Area | |
| • | 314 km2 (121 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | over 650,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
The oldest university in Libya is the University of Libya in the city. Libyan International Medical University is the first accredited private medical university.
Two of Libya's most-successful football clubs are in the city. They are Al-Ahly Benghazi and Al-Nasr. The two teams have won the Libyan Premier League five times.
Benghazi Media
A panathenaic amphora found in Benghazi from the times of Euesperides
- Mawlid Celebrations in Ottoman Benghazi.jpg
The Ottoman flag is raised during Mawlid celebrations in Benghazi in 1896.
- Italian Benghazi.jpg
The colonial Italians created the "Lungomare" (sea-walk) of Benghazi and constructed many other buildings.
- Cyrenaica Parliament.jpg
Littorio Palace in Benghazi was the seat of the Cyrenaican regional assembly.
- Piazza del Shagara Bengasi 1964.jpg
Maydan al-Shajara, in central Benghazi in 1964
- King Idris I of Libya.png
Support for the Senussi dynasty remained strong in Cyrenaica.
- Bengasi court square 0824b.jpg
Court square in Benghazi, April 2011. At the central place for gatherings and demonstrations the walls are draped with pictures of casualties, mourners passing by.
- Benghazi Anti-Qaddafi protest.jpg
A large crowd of anti-Gaddafi protesters from in and around Benghazi took to the streets on 6 July 2011, amassing in front of the Kateba and the courtyard.
- A Benghazi citizen holding King Idris's photo.JPG
A young Benghazian carrying (deposed) King Idris' photo. Support of the Senussi dynasty has traditionally been strong in Cyrenaica.
References
- ↑ Wolfram Alpha
- ↑ [1] Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Der Spiegel. 23 August 2011
- ↑ Staff (26 February 2011). "Libya's Ex-Justice Minister Forms Interim Government in Benghazi – Former Libyan Minister Says Gadhafi 'Alone' Bore Responsibility for Crimes That Occurred, Qurnya Newspaper Reports". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
Other websites
Media related to Benghazi at Wikimedia Commons
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