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 in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport.
Country: Libya
Region: Cyrenaica
Settled: as Euesperides (circa 525 BC)
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
Area code: (+218) 61
District: Benghazi
Renamed: • Berenice (circa middle of the 3rd century BC) · • Hesperides · • Barneeq (circa middle of the 7th century AD) · • Marsa ibn Ghazi (circa 16th century) · • Bani Ghazi · • Benghazi
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