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Sirte
Sirte
Sirte is a city in LibyaSirte may also refer to:* Sirte Declaration, a 1999 resolution to create the African Union* Sirte Oil Company, a Libyan oil companyIn geography:* Gulf of Sirte, alias for Gulf of Sidra on Libya's coast...

 is a city in Libya

Sirte may also refer to:
  • Sirte Declaration
    Sirte Declaration
    The Sirte Declaration was the resolution adopted by the Organisation of African Unity on 9 September 1999, at the fourth Extraordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of African Heads of State and Government held at Sirte, Libya...

    , a 1999 resolution to create the African Union
  • Sirte Oil Company
    Sirte Oil Company
    Sirte Oil Company is an oil and gas company of Libya operating under the state-owned National Oil Corporation . The company is located in Brega SOC’s operations include oil and gas exploration and production and manufacturing.-Background:...

    , a Libyan oil company


In geography:
  • Gulf of Sirte, alias for Gulf of Sidra
    Gulf of Sidra
    Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte or the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis .- Geography :The Gulf of Sidra has been a major centre for tuna fishing in the Mediterranean for centuries...

     on Libya's coast
  • Sirte Basin
    Sirte Basin
    The Sirte Basin is a late Mesozoic and Tertiary triple junction continental rift along northern Africa that was initiated during the late Jurassic Period. It borders a relatively stable Paleozoic craton and cratonic sag basins along its southern margins...

    , an oilfield beneath Sirte province and the Gulf


In the 2011 Libyan civil war
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...

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  • Battle of Sirte (2011)
    Battle of Sirte (2011)
    The Battle of Sirte was a battle of the 2011 Libyan civil war that began when the National Liberation Army attacked forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown and designated capital of Sirte, on the Gulf of Sidra...