Tobruk

Tobruk also written as Tubruk, is located further east along the Libyan coastline near the Egyptian border.The city is located on a peninsula with a strategically harbour and a port for exporting oil.

The statically location of the city gave it an historical reputation when Tobruk was the theatre of operations and the battlefield for World War II.

The British and German cemeteries bear witness to this fact and they are the main tourist attractions. Cemetery registers are kept in safe at the gate of two commonwealth cemeteries – Knightbridge and Tobruk; these list the names of fallen soldiers, in alphabetical order, with a corresponding row number and letter to assist in finding a specific grave.

Flights to Tobruk with Libyan Airlines

Tobruk is as far to east as you can go in Libya; those returning to Tripoli may want to consider flying at least one way. There are several flights in either direction between Tripoli and Tobruk.

Libyan Airlines is operating flights to Tobruk,Benghazi and Tripoli.