Beda Fomm

Beda Fomm
Town
Beda Fomm is located in Libya
Beda Fomm
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°14′28″N 20°18′31″E / 31.24111°N 20.30861°E / 31.24111; 20.30861
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica

Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya. It is located between the much larger port city Benghazi to its north-west and the larger town of El Agheila further to the south-west. Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass (December 1940 to February 1941) in the Second World War.