Benghazi

Benghazi is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra... Wikipedia

  • Region:  Cyrenaica
  • District:  Benghazi
  • Settled:  as Euesperides (c. 525 BC)
  • Renamed:  Berenice (c. middle of the 3rd century BC), Hesperides, Barneeq (c. middle of the 7th century AD), Marsa ibn Ghazi (c. 16th century), Bani Ghazi, Benghazi
  • Mayor:  Saqr Bojwari
  • Population (2023):  859,000
  • Metro:  1,500,000
  • Demonym(s):  Benghazian
  • Time zone:  EET (UTC+2)
  • Area code(s):  (+218) 61
  • License Plate Code:  8
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo