Sirte

Also known as Sirt

thumb|A square in Sirte (2007)

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sirt
Settlement.native_name: سِرْت
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.image_skyline: Sirte.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A square in Sirte
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tripolitania
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sirte District
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013
Settlement.population_total: 128,123
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: EET

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Wikidata facts

Population: 76788
Elevation: 28
Image: Sirte2.jpg

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Commons category: Sirte
IPA transcription: ˈsɜrt
described at URL: www.fallingrain.com/world/LY/60/Surt.html

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History
Early history
Modern history
Gaddafi era
First Civil War
Postwar
IS occupation
Reconstruction
Second Civil War
Climate
Notable people
See also
References
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thumb|A square in Sirte (2007)

Sirte (; , ), also spelled Sirt, Surt, Sert or Syrte, is a city in Libya. It is located south of the Gulf of Sirte, almost right in the middle between Tripoli and Benghazi. It is known for its battles, ethnic groups and loyalty to former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Due to developments in the First Libyan Civil War, it was briefly the capital of Libya from 1 September to 20 October 2011 as Tripoli's successor after the city's fall. The settlement was established in the early 20th century by the Italians, at the site of a 19th-century fortress built by the Ottomans. It grew into a city after World War II.