Tobruk [1] ( Arabic: طبرق ) is a city in Libya , the municipality of El Butnan . The population is 120 thousand inhabitants (2011).
| City | |
| Tobruk | |
|---|---|
| طبرق | |
| A country |  Libya |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Antipyrgus |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 120,000 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +218 87 |
Located in the historical region of Cyrenaica in the east of the country, 120 km from the border with Egypt . Port on the Mediterranean coast . The natural deepwater harbor is one of the best on the Mediterranean coast of Africa . The end point of the pipeline from the fields in the south of the country. Oil port. Food industry.
History
On the site of the modern city was the ancient Greek colony Antipyrgus.
From January 1941 to November 1942 there were fierce battles between the countries of the Anti-Hitler coalition and the Axis countries (as part of the African Corps compound) during the Second World War . In this regard, the small concrete bunker “ Tobruk ” was named after the city.
In 1951-1969, the residence of the King of Libya, Idris I.
After the outbreak of the civil war and the collapse of Libya into the warring parties, since 2014 the city has had an elected parliament - the House of Representatives , expelled from the capital by Islamists [2] . In this regard, the city is de facto considered the capital of the eastern part of Libya, which does not obey the government in Tripoli.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 481. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ New government sworn in Libya
Links
- Tobruk - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .