Tobruk

Tobruk, formerly known as Carbombya City, is a city, seaport, and peninsula on Butnan's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt. It is the capital of the Butnan and has a population of 5,260 (2011 est.).

Tobruk was the site of a colony of ancient Greeks, and, later, of a Roman fortress guarding the frontier of Cyrenaica. Over the centuries, Tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route. By 1911, Tobruk had become an Italian military post, but during World War II, Allied forces, mainly the Australian 6th Division, took Tobruk on 22 January 1941. The Australian 9th Division ("The Rats of Tobruk") pulled back to Tobruk to avoid encirclement after actions at Er Regima and Mechili and reached Tobruk on 9 April 1941 where prolonged fighting against German forces followed.

Rebuilt after World War II, Tobruk was later expanded during the 1960s to include a port terminal linked by an oil pipeline to the Sarir oil field.

In 1969, Tobruk was renamed Carbombya City after Abdul Fakkadi took control of the area and renamed it Carbombya.

Following the civil war in 2011, the city came under the control of the CTC and not the government of Abdul Fakkadi's.

With the fall of Abdul Fakkadi, the city was renamed Tobruk once again. Rebel forces, however, continue to refer to it as "Carbombya City."

History

On 1 September, 1969, a small group of military officers led by 27-year-old army officer Muammar Gaddafi staged a coup d'état against King Idris, launching the Libyan Revolution. General Abdul Fakkadi takes the opportunity to take control of part of Cyrenaica, renaming it the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. He renamed the historical port city of Tobruk "Carbombya City".

Following the civil war in 2011, the city came under the control of the CTC and not the government of Abdul Fakkadi's.

With the fall of Abdul Fakkadi, the city was renamed Tobruk once again.