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Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport. Following the 1969 coup d’etat by Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi lost its capital status and all government offices relocated to Tripoli.
Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy to Libya, Jeremy Berndt, spoke recently about reconstruction in the city of Benghazi, saying that he saw firsthand important efforts to revive cultural and economic activities and to rebuild after years of conflict, as he put it.
Berndt hosted Mayor Saqr Bujwari at his residence in Tunis and thanked Mayor Bujwari for the warm welcome and hospitality he had received during my visits to Benghazi. Berndt added that the embassy team was committed to continuing to strengthen US-Libya people-to-people ties in Benghazi and in municipalities across all regions of Libya.
Benghazi is the second most populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenacia, with an estimated population of 1,207,250 in 2020. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport. Following the 1969 coup d’etat by Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi lost its capital status and all government offices relocated to Tripoli.
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On 15 February 2011, an uprising against the government of Muammar Gaddafi occurred in the city. The revolts spread by 17 February to Bayda, Tobruk, Ajdabya, and Benghazi remains a center of Libyan commerce, industry, transport, and culture.
