The oldest settlement in the Bengahzi region that we can date back to is from the 6th century B.C, known as `Euesperides'. During the Ptolemaic period Bengahzi's people were moved to an area closer to the sea ( where later on the actual Benghazi grew into the town it is today ), and was known as Berenice. Modern day Bengahzi is one of the most important comercial towns in Libya ( thanks to the port ), with one of the highest population rates along the Cyrenaica. Skyscrapers and hotels mirror themselves in the artificial sea water lake ( named Buzeena Al Magreen ), which occupies one side of the town whose water arrives directly from the port.