Hotel Name: | Tibesti Hotel |
Location: | Benghazi, Libya |
Coordinates: | 32.1115°N 20.0694°W |
Number Of Rooms: | 242 |
Floors: | 15 |
Website: | tebistyhotel.com |
The Tibesti Hotel is a hotel situated overlooking the harbour of the 23rd July Lake in the city centre of Benghazi, Libya.[1]
At fifteen stories tall, it is a particularly prominent building[2] with 242 rooms.
On 1 June 2011, the hotel came to international attention during the Libyan Civil War when explosives were detonated in a car nearby. A spokesman for the National Transitional Council called the bombing a "cowardly act".[3] It was suspected that an officer was killed, and many people started to shout chants against Muammar Gaddafi while the hotel was being cordoned off.[3]