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Benghazi

Benghazi lies on Libya’s Mediterranean coast in the Cyrenaica region.

Fast Facts

  • It lies far east of Tripoli, in Cyrenaica.
  • A major regional port and urban centre.
  • It is Libya’s second-largest city.
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