Map of Tobruk, Libya

Tobruk is the administrative centre of Al Butnan, Libya, with a population of about 141,499. It lies at 32.0896°N, 23.9538°E. Tobruk is about 1,013 km (630 mi) east of Tripoli, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Darnah, 145 km to the northwest.

Tobruk at a glance

Where is Tobruk?

• The 9th largest city in Libya by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 03 min on the shortest day to 14 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tobruk

• Darnah — 145 km northwest
• Sīdī Barānī — 194 km east, Egypt
• Al Bayḑā’ — 220 km west
• Al Marj — 297 km west
• Marsá Maţrūḩ — 321 km east, Egypt
• Benghazi — 366 km west
• Irákleion — 377 km north, Greece
• Chaniá — 381 km north, Greece
• Ajdabiya — 384 km west
• Kalamata — 576 km north, Greece

Largest cities in Libya

• Tripoli — 1,302,947
• Benghazi — 757,490
• Misratah — 355,657
• Zliten — 203,790
• Al Khums — 201,943
• Az Zāwīyah — 200,000
• Janzūr — 154,389
• Sabha — 149,329
• Ajdabiya — 131,773
• Al Ajaylat — 130,546

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.