Sirte
Sirte (also spelled Sirt, Surt, Sert or Syrte, pronounced /ˈsɜrt/; Arabic: سرت; from Ancient Greek: Σύρτις) is a city in Libya. It is on the south coast of the Gulf of Sidra.
Sirte
سرت | |
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 Mathābah al-Madīnah, Assembly building, in Sirte | |
  Sirte Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′19.13″N 16°35′20.17″E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Sirte |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 75,358 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 |
The city was the final major stronghold of Gaddafi loyalists in the Libyan civil war.
Muammar al-Gaddafi, former leader of Libya, was born there. Gaddafi was killed there by rebel forces on 20 October 2011.
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