Benghazi
Benghazi
بنغازي | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Benghazi | |
  Benghazi Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Area code | 061 |
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.
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wolfram Alpha
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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