Sirte, Libya

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sirte,_Libya
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Ghardabiya_Airbase
gptkbp:areaCode +218 54
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Sirte_District
gptkbp:climate hot desert climate
gptkbp:coordinates 31°12′N 16°35′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:distanceFromTripoli ~450 km east
~560 km west
gptkbp:elevation 28 m
gptkbp:founded modern city founded in early 20th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Sirte_(2011)
gptkb:Battle_of_Sirte_(2016)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance birthplace of Muammar Gaddafi
last stronghold of Gaddafi regime (2011)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sirte, Libya
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sirte_District
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:majorCity true
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Sirte_Municipality
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Ouagadougou_Conference_Center
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population ~128,123 (2012)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Tripolitania
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:EET
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list true
gptkbp:utcOffset +2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5