Acroma

Acroma (also Akramah and Ikrimah) is a town in northeastern Libya in Butnan District, about 28 km west of Tobruk.

Acroma
عكرمة
`Akramah
Town
Acroma
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°03′10″N 23°41′56″E
Country Libya
DistrictButnan
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

On April 17, 1917, the Treaty of Acroma, was signed by the Italian government (as occupying, colonial power) and Mohammed Idris (head of Senussi). The pact was an ambiguous ceasefire recognizing a de facto authority for Idris in Cyrenaica, while not excluding the overall Italian territorial sovereignty.

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