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Benghazi

Administration
Full nameBenghazi
Official nameBenghazi
Native nameبنغازي Binġāzī
CountryLibya
DistrictBenghazi
Demography
Total Population629824 (2010)
Other information
Area code061

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Benghazi -enbɛnˈɡɑːzi ( , Libyan Arabic: -arbənˈʁɑːzi , ; ; also: Bengasi, Benghasi, Banghāzī, Binghāzī, Bengazi, Berenice and Hesperides) is the second largest city in Libya, the main city (or capital) of the Cyrenaica region (or ex-Province), and the provisional capital of an interim Libyan government. The wider metropolitan area (which includes the southern towns of Gimeenis and Suluq) is also a district of Libya. The port city is located on the Mediterranean Sea.

During the Kingdom era of Libya's history, Benghazi enjoyed a sort of joint-capital status (alongside Tripoli), possibly because the King used to reside in the nearby city of Al Bayda' and the Senussis (royal family) in general were associated with Cyrenaica rather than Tripolitania.

Benghazi continues to hold institutions and organizations normally associated with a national capital city. This creates a constant atmosphere of rivalry and sensitivities between Benghazi and Tripoli and by extension between the two regions (Cyrenaica and Tripolitania). The population of the entire district was 500,120 in 1995 (census) and has increased to 670,797 in the 2006 census.

In February 2011 an uprising against the government of Muammar al-Gaddafi occurred in the city. On 21 February, the city was taken by Anti-Gaddafi forces and is no longer under the control of the Gaddafi government.

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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com Libyan forces struck on Saturday at the heart of the rebellion against Moammar Gadhafi, shelling the outskirts of the rebel-held city Benghazi and launching airstrikes in defiance of international demands for a halt to the fighting. A warplane was shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, sending up a massive black cloud of smoke.
1.08 min. | 4.65 user rating		 Libya's opposition battled for military and diplomatic advantage against Moammar Gadhafi's regime on Thursday, winning official recognition from France and hitting government forces with heavy weapons on the road to the capital. France became the first country to formally recognise the rebels' newly created Interim Governing Council, saying it planned to exchange ambassadors after President Nicolas Sarkozy met with two representatives of the group based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
2.27 min. | 4.39 user rating		 A Woman from Benghazi burst in to the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli. She wanted to talk to the foreign journalists but was dragged away to jail by armed waiters and guards. www.nytimes.com A journalist present tells his story: edition.cnn.com Interview with her mother: www.youtube.com Government spokesman lying to British Channel 4: www.youtube.com April 4 NPR Interview: www.npr.org April 6 CNN interview: www.cnn.com May 8 She has now fled into Tunisia: edition.cnn.com May 16 Interviews by Channel 4 in Qatar www.youtube.com
1.08 min. | 4.40 user rating		 اÙÙرتزÙØ© Ø°Ù٠اÙÙبعات اÙصÙراء Ù٠شارع Ø´Ùسة - بÙغاز٠ÙÙبÙا .. ÙÙ٠اÙØ®ÙÙس 17 ÙبراÙر ظÙرا٠Qaddafi's yellow hat mercenaries - Bazzar st. Benghazi Libya - Thursday Feb 17th
0.60 min. | 4.37 user rating		 In Libya, areas still under the control of Colonel Gaddafi are shrinking all the time. Protesters have reportedly taken over the east of the country. The capital, Tripoli remains heavily guarded by pro-Gaddafi forces with tanks deployed around it. The leader has called on thousands of mercenaries to defend his bastion, as he's faced with more defections from his own regime. The revolt has now entered its tenth day. The overall death toll has been difficult to determine. Conflicting reports put the number between 300 and a thousand.
2.33 min. | 4.80 user rating
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is confronting the most serious challenge to his rule in 42 years. Government forces have been unleashed onto protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi, where one hospital official put the death toll at 200. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker takes a look at the scale of the unrest in the country.
1.83 min. | 4.57 user rating		 Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com French military jets are already flying over the country, to enforce the UN backed no-fly zone. Foreign leaders meeting in Paris said they're ready to do whatever it takes to stop Colonel Gaddafi targeting civilian areas. Reports from Libya, suggest forces loyal to Gaddafi are carrying out attacks on the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi, despite the government ceasefire. RT's Paula Slier is in Tripoli. At a meeting in Paris, French president Nicholas Sarkozy said his country's planes are now over the town of Benghazi, preventing any attacks against civilians. RT correspondent Daniel Bushell reports .
6.95 min. | 4.22 user rating		 Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com A French fighter jet fired on a Libyan military vehicle, the first reported offensive action in a international military operation against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces, a French defence official said on Saturday. A French defence ministry spokesman said the strike happened at 1645 GMT on Saturday. He said the target was confirmed as a military vehicle, but it was not clear what kind. No hostile fire on the French jet has been reported, the spokesman said. .
1.55 min. | 3.97 user rating		 THE GUYS IN BENGHAZI CITY OF LIBYA LIKES BMW 325 OR M3 THIS MODIL FOR DRIFTING AND MAKE SHOW CARS ... THIS VIDEO IN SALMAANI AREA LAST RAMANAD ....
6.25 min. | 4.31 user rating		 Google translation: URGENT: Battle erupted in a region near the city of Brega and the despotic regime of Ajdabiya Uses aircraft and heavy weapons. Surprised by the people of the Brega, which lies 60 kilometers from the city of Ajdabiya. Access to 150 vehicles covered by an armed military aircraft and carried out immediately with Bataleg fire. Random on each of the interlocutors of the innocent people of the region woke up and called in Bakhunhm City Ajdabiya for their support in time captured by mercenaries at the airport. After the arrival of all people carrying arms in the city of Ajdabiya to the area of rebels could Brega 17 February brought the airport. The clashes happened between the sons of the Libyan people and mercenaries in the military aircraft Bombardment on the youth revolution. At the same time, military aircraft bombing the funniest city Ajdabiya an attempt to cut Alamdeddat that link the city of Ajdabiya and the rebels managed to hit one of the planes. Connect fired and equipment arrived from all large cities to be liberated from the control of new Brega on the area and captured a number of mercenaries and traitors, collaborators with the regime. Casualties: Residents of Benghazi told Al Jazeera that at least 200 people had died, while the New York-based Human Rights Watch put the countrywide death toll at a "conservative" 104 on 19 February, while an update on 22 February stated that there were at least 62 casualties. They also suggested the actual deaths <b>...</b>
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Denmark Recognizes Rebel Council As Libya's Sole Authority - RTT News Tweet this news
RTT News--Espersen made the announcement during a visit to the eastern Libyan city of -Benghazi-, which is now serving as the de facto capital of the rebels. Before making the announcement, she had held several rounds of talks with the NTC leadership. ... - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:46:26 GMT+00:00
Benghazi citizens worry about flood of weapons - Times of Oman Tweet this news
Times of Oman---Benghazi-: The crack of gunfire that echoes hourly across rebel-held -Benghazi- was once seen as a bit of revolutionary fun, but increasingly residents are worried by their streets being awash with weapons. It does not take much effort to - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:07:59 GMT+00:00
US in contact with Libyan opposition - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--John McCain, R-AZ, (R) and Libyan rebel military leader Abdel-Fattah Younis (R) tour their headquarters in their eastern stronghold city of -Benghazi- on April 22, 2011. McCain urged the international community to recognize the rebels' Trans - Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:21:15 GMT+00:00
Marc Lynch: Benghazi on the Hill - Foreign Policy Tweet this news
Foreign Policy--I believe fully that the NATO intervention prevented a major massacre in -Benghazi-, which would have guaranteed the survival of the Qaddafi regime. The retaliation campaign which followed the regime's survival would have been bloodie - Date : Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:32:29 GMT+00:00
OIC offers mediation initiative between Tripoli and Benghazi - Today's Zaman Tweet this news
Today's Zaman--The OIC mission will meet with officials in Tripoli and members of the Transitional National Council in -Benghazi-. The OIC delegation's visit to Libya comes only days before the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers convenes in Astana - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:50:31 GMT+00:00
Doctors tackle mental toll of Libyan war - Montreal Gazette Tweet this news
Montreal Gazette--Twenty-five mostly veiled-female doctors and medical students look nervously toward a projection screen deep in the bowels of -Benghazi's- newest hospital. -BENGHAZI-, Libya � Twenty-five mostly veiled-female doctors and medical stu - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:24:11 GMT+00:00
Libya rebels, Kadafi regime hold indirect talks - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times--Indirect talks on the future of Libya have been taking place between representatives of Moammar Kadafi's government and rebels based in the eastern city of -Benghazi-, a spokesman for the opposition said Wednesday. ... - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:28:00 GMT+00:00
Tripoli says in talks with Benghazi rebels: Russian envoy - Khaleej Times Tweet this news
Khaleej Times--MOSCOW � Russia's special envoy to Libya said Thursday that he has been told by Libya's prime minister that Tripoli was holding talks with its -Benghazi--based rebel foes, Russian news agencies reported. But Russia's Mikhail - Date : Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:02:03 GMT+00:00
MDC-T denies that its youths being trained to do a Benghazi in Zimbabwe - Bulawayo24 Tweet this news
Bulawayo24--State media in Zimbabwe alleges that MDC-T youths are being trained to do a "-Benghazi-" in Zimbabwe. The three MDC-T police murder suspects that were allegedly smuggled to SA are said to have joined the group thats being tra - Date : Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:23:00 GMT+00:00
What I Saw in Benghazi - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--And it has been 90 days since NATO-led operations prevented a brutal massacre in -Benghazi- and stopped the sort of slaughter that we witnessed in Srebrenica in 1995. From the start, these operations have had one objective: to protect - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:57:16 GMT+00:00

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Districts of Libya 2007 -

Al Butnan * Al Jabal al Akhdar * Al Jabal al Gharbi * Al Jfara * Al Jufrah * Al Kufrah * Al Marj * Al Murgub * An Nuqat al Khams * Al Wahat * Az Zawiyah * Benghazi * Darnah * Ghat * Misratah * Murzuq * Nalut * Sabha * Surt * Tripoli * Wadi Al Hayaa * Wadi Al Shatii

Districts of Libya 2001-2007

Ajdabiya * Al Butnan * Al Hizam Al Akhdar * Al Jabal al Akhdar * Al Jfara * Al Jufrah * Al Kufrah * Al Marj * Al Murgub * An Nuqat al Khams * Al Qubah * Al Wahat * Az Zawiyah * Bani Walid * Benghazi * Darnah * Ghat * Ghadamis * Gharyan * Misratah * Mizdah * Murzuq * Nalut * Sabha * Sabratha Wa Surman * Surt * Tajura Wa Al Nawahi AlArba' * Tarhuna Wa Msalata * Tripoli * Wadi Al Hayaa * Wadi Al Shatii * Yafran



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