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title: Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20861/soluch-concentration-camp-in-libya/
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updated: 2025-09-03
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# Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20861.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20861.jpg)

## Image Caption

A route within the Soluch (Suluq) concentration camp, which had circa 20.123 Libyan prisoners by 1931. Soluch is one of 19 concentration camps established by the Italian authorities on the orders of General Rodolfo Graziani (1882-1955), who was called upon to lead repression operations in Cyrenaica.

In Enzo Santarelli, et al: Omar al-Mukhtar: The Italian Reconquest of Libya. Darf 1986, p. 100.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, September 02). Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20861/soluch-concentration-camp-in-libya/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20861/soluch-concentration-camp-in-libya/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Soluch Concentration Camp in Libya." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20861/soluch-concentration-camp-in-libya/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Route_within_the_Soluch_concentration_camp.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Route_within_the_Soluch_concentration_camp.jpg). Submitted by [Fabio Sappino](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fabiosappino/ "User Page: Fabio Sappino"), published on 02 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

