Bomba (Arabic: البمبة‎) is a village in eastern Libya on the Gulf of Bomba. It is located 61 km (38 mi) south of Derna.Greek historian Herodotus said that Cyrene was founded in mid-7th century BC, when a group of Greek immigrants from Thera landed at the Gulf of Bomba, and stayed there for years, then, they moved to place of Cyrene, and then, founded it.