2012 Benghazi attack

attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
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2012 Benghazi attack
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2012 Benghazi attack

Summary

2012 Benghazi attack is an offensive[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of offensive entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,381 views/month, #2 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2012 Benghazi attack is in the country of Libya[3].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack's instance of is recorded as offensive[4].
  • The location of 2012 Benghazi attack was Benghazi[5].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack's Commons category is recorded as 2012 Benghazi attack[6].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[7].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack occurred on September 11, 2012[8].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.0613, 'lon': 20.0809}[9].
  • 2012 Benghazi attack's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2012 Benghazi attack[10].

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When and Where

2012 Benghazi attack took place on September 11, 2012[8]. The location of it was Benghazi[5]. It is in the country of Libya[3].

Context

2012 Benghazi attack's instance of is recorded as offensive[4].

Why It Matters

2012 Benghazi attack ranks in the top 0.85% of offensive entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,381 views/month, #2 of 234).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ar.thetimenow.com. ar.thetimenow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · איש עיטי · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:2012 Benghazi attack
    Coordinate location {'lat': 32.0613, 'lon': 20.0809}
    Number of deaths +4
    Country
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1120]]: 4"
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