Tobruk

Tobruk ( ; ; ) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt. It is the capital of the Butnan District (formerly Tobruk District) and has a population of 120,000 (2011 est.). thumb|Port of Tobruk

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Tobruk is a city and port in Libya, serving as the capital of the Butnan District. It has a population of 135,832 and is situated at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level. The city is located in the Africa/Tripoli time zone.

A significant historical event associated with the location is the Siege of Tobruk. The area is described in the source Pauly–Wissowa. Current weather conditions in the region include a temperature of 19.41 degrees, humidity at 84 percent, and wind speeds of 6.33.

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Place details

Locality: طبرق
Region: البطنان
Country: ليبيا
Population: 141,499
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

63US AQIModerate

PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³
PM10: 27.6 µg/m³

As of 2026-08-11 02:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Tobruk
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Tobruk port.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Panorama of Tobruk
Settlement.pushpin_map: Libya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cyrenaica
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Butnan
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 120,000
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

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Tobruk has two major war cemeteries.

Stay safe

See the warning on the Libya article for information on the security situation.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~11 min read

Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
History
Ancient
World War II
Strategic importance
Italian advance
British capture of Tobruk
German capture of Tobruk
British Commando raid
British recapture
Libyan Civil Wars
Notable people
Transportation
See also
Notes
References
External links

Tobruk was the site of an ancient Greek colony and, later, of a Roman fortress guarding the frontier of Cyrenaica. Over the centuries, Tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route. By 1911, Tobruk had become an Italian military post.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tobruk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.