Sabkhat Bū Jīrah

Sabkhat Bū Jīrah is a sabkha in Benghazi, Libya. Sabkhat Bū Jīrah is situated nearby to the locality Qannīn, as well as near Barsīs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tocra.

Tocra

Town

Photo: Maher27777, Public domain.

Tocra, Taucheira or Tukrah, is a town on the coast of the Marj District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya, founded by Cyrene. It lay 200 stadia west of Ptolemais. Today it is a coastal town 25 kilometres west of Marj. Tocra is situated 9 km northeast of Sabkhat Bū Jīrah.

Sabkhat Bū Jīrah

Type: Sabkha
Also known as: “Bu Giarrar”, “Bū Jarrār”, “Sabkhat Bu Jirah”, and “Sebchet Bu Giarrar”
Category: landform
Location: Benghazi, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

32.48838° or 32° 29′ 18″ north

Longitude

20.4964° or 20° 29′ 47″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

8G42FFQW+9H

GeoNames ID

87752

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