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Buqbuq concentration camp

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Background

The labor camp at Buq Buq was a forced labor camp for Libyan Jews, operated by Italy between August and November 1942 at the Egyptian-Libyan border in Buq Buq (بقبق) in Egypt's Matrouh Governorate. The camp was established in the context of the Axis occupation of Egypt in World War II. Buq Buq's 350 prisoners were exclusively Libyan Jewish men between the ages of 18 and 45, mostly from Tripoli and the surrounding area, who were transferred to Buq Buq from the Libyan Sidi Azaz labor camp.

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World Prisons. (2026). Buqbuq concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buqbuq-concentration-camp
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"Buqbuq concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buqbuq-concentration-camp.
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@misc{worldprisons-buqbuq-concentration-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Buqbuq concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buqbuq-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}