Sabha Airbase
airport in Libya
Sabha Airbase (also called Tamanhent Airbase) is a Libyan Air Force base southeast of Sabha, Libya.
The airport shares its runway with Sabha Airport.
History
The airbase used to support the Tupolev Tu-22 bomber, these have been non-operational since at least 1992.
Current use
Military
The base is home to the 1st and 1025th Squadrons of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 fighter aircraft.
It was bombed by coalition aircraft during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
Expansion
Google Earth shows the construction of 36 aircraft revetments in the South East corner.
MiG-25 fighter jets are seen on the large rectangular tarmac in the south-west quadrant of the base.
Civilian
Libyan Airlines currently serves the airport.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Sabha Airbase” is airport in Libya. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Sabha, Airbase and airport, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “airport in Libya” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7396064. Authority coordinates are 26.996, 14.469. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1992 and 2011.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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This entry incorporates text from “Sabha Airbase” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.