Sirte

coastal city in Libya
Place port_city Q162413
Sirte
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Sirte

Summary

Sirte is a port city[1]. Sirte has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sirte is located in Sirte District[3].
  • Sirte is in the country of Libya[4].
  • Sirte is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[5].
  • Sirte's instance of is recorded as port city[6].
  • Sirte's instance of is recorded as municipality of Libya[7].
  • Sirte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oujda[8].
  • Sirte's Commons category is recorded as Sirte[9].
  • Sirte's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.2, 'lon': 16.6}[10].
  • Sirte's significant event is recorded as Battle of Sirte[11].
  • Sirte's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsɜrt[12].
  • Sirte's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sirte[13].
  • Sirte's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fallingrain.com/world/LY/60/Surt.html[14].
  • Sirte has a population of {'amount': '+140000'}[15].
  • Sirte has a population of {'amount': '+135451'}[16].
  • Sirte has a population of {'amount': '+76788'}[17].
  • Sirte's capital of is recorded as Sirte District[18].
  • Sirte's category for people born here is recorded as Q8072932[19].
  • Sirte's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32371421[20].
  • Sirte's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Sirte[21].
  • Sirte sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+28'}[22].

Body

Geography

Sirte is in the country of Libya[4]. Sirte is located in Sirte District[3]. Sirte is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[5].

Physical Characteristics

Sirte sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+28'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+140000'}[15], {'amount': '+135451'}[16], and {'amount': '+76788'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include port city[6] and municipality of Libya[7].

Why It Matters

Sirte has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sirte is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Sirte
    Significant event Battle of Sirte
    Capital of Sirte District
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