Al Burayqah
in Sha‘bīyat al Wāḩāt, Libya

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
30.406 and 19.574 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 30° 24' 22" and E 19° 34' 25"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dinar - LYD
Spoken languages:
Arabic, Italian, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:19 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:08 am and 7:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-21.953 and -157.925 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tamarua
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Libya in Northern Africa

Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Libya.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Libya. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Explore Al Burayqah

Al Burayqah in Sha‘bīyat al Wāḩāt with it's 13,780 inhabitants is located in Libya about 412 mi (or 664 km) south-east of Tripoli, the country's capital.

Local time in Al Burayqah is now 08:19 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Tripoli with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 3 airports in the wider vicinity of Al Burayqah. The closest airport in Libya is Marsa Brega Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Al Marj, Sirte and Al Bayda'. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 31%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

18°C (65 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

25°C (77 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

33°C (92 °F)
32°C (90 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Marsa Brega Airport

Marsa Brega Airport is an airport serving Brega in Libya.

Located at 30.3781, 19.5764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Libya, Cyrenaica

Belandah Airfield

Baheira Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Libya, which is located in the vicinity of Mersa Brega. It's precise location is unknown, and was very likely a compacted earth landing strip constructed along the side of the coastal road. During World War II it was used by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign by the 57th Fighter Group, which flew P-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 3 December 1942 and 3 January 1943.

Located at 30.3784, 19.5765 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Libya, World War II desert airfields

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Al Burayqah.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Marsa el Brega, El-Brega, Marsá al Burayqah, Qaşr al Burayqah, Marsa Brega, Qasr al Buraygah, Marsa Bregha, Port Brega, Al Burayqah, قصر البريقة, البريقة, مرسى البريقة, LMQ