Benghazi
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Benghazi is a major port city in eastern Libya that has historically served as a key political, economic, and cultural center of the country.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benghazi, Libya | 3 |
| Benghazi District | 1 |
| Benghazi Municipality | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| climate | hot semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +218 ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
2011 Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
2012 U.S. diplomatic mission attack in Benghazi ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Benina International Airport ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
libraries
ⓘ
museums ⓘ theaters ⓘ |
| hasFootballClub |
Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)
ⓘ
Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
center of Cyrenaica nationalism
ⓘ
early center of 2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
construction materials
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ petroleum-related services ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalGovernment |
Benghazi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Benghazi Municipality
|
| hasPortFunction |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| hasPortInfrastructure |
cargo terminals
ⓘ
passenger facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural center of Libya
ⓘ
economic center of Libya ⓘ political center of Libya ⓘ |
| hasSport |
basketball
ⓘ
football ⓘ |
| hasStadium | Martyrs of February Stadium ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
Libyan International Medical University
ⓘ
University of Benghazi ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf |
Benghazi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Benghazi District
|
| isCoastalCity | true ⓘ |
| isMajorPort | true ⓘ |
| isRegionalCapitalOf |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrenaica (de facto)
|
| isSecondLargestCityOf | Libya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Libya
|
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| roadConnection | coastal highway to Tripoli ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| wasDeFactoCapitalOf |
Libyan opposition during 2011 civil war
ⓘ
National Transitional Council ⓘ |
| wasOttomanCity | true ⓘ |
| wasUnderItalianRule | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Benghazi Municipality
this entity surface form:
Benghazi, Libya
this entity surface form:
Benghazi District
this entity surface form:
Benghazi, Libya
subject surface form:
Mark "Oz" Geist (13 Hours film character)
this entity surface form:
Benghazi, Libya