Buq Buq labor camp
| Buq Buq labor camp | |
|---|---|
| Italian concentration camp, labor camp | |
A signboard at the entrance to Buq Buq labor camp. The Hebrew text reads "שדי" (Shaddai, meaning 'God almighty'). The abbreviated Italian text means "labor camp for Jewish workers". The name "Mose Haddad" refers to the senior overseeing prisoner of the camp, a Jewish engineer named Moshe Hadad. | |
| Coordinates | 31°30′39″N 25°32′3″E / 31.51083°N 25.53417°E |
| Other names | Buqbuq, Buk Buk, Bukbuk, Bug Bug, Boq Boq, Bog Bog, Baq Baq |
| Location | Buq Buq, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt |
| Operated by | Fascist Italy |
| Operational | Late August–November 6, 1942 |
| Inmates | Libyan Jewish males aged 18–45 |
| Number of inmates | 350 (approximate) |
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.