Benghazi

American

[ben-gah-zee, beng-] / bɛnˈgɑ zi, bɛŋ- /

Or Bengasi

noun

a seaport in N Libya: former capital.

Benghazi British

/ bɛnˈɡɑːzɪ /

noun

Ancient names: Hesperides. Berenice. a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)

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Benghazi

He intervened in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi’s military to prevent a massacre in Benghazi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

But Ankara has recently also reached out to the rival administration in the east, with the head of Turkey's intelligence agency, Ibrahim Kalin, meeting with Haftar in Benghazi in August.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

Now, after overcoming a difficult adolescence and the challenge of nurturing a neurodivergent son, she feels much more ectothermic than she did during her childhood in Benghazi, Libya.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025

Obada was still 13 when he and his brother Ayser boarded a plane from Damascus to the Libyan city of Benghazi, in May last year.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart.

From Paris Talks by `Abdu'l-Bahá

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