Sirte

Sirt, an' a' Surt an Sirte (Arabic: سرت, , French: Syrte) is a ceety in Libie an the caipital o the Sirte Destrict. It is the seat o some important govrenmental institutions (on the naitional level) an birthplace o the Libie leader, Muammar Gaddafi in 1942. It is on the sooth coast o the Gulf o Sidra (auncient Syrtis Maior, frae which Sirt's name derives). Sirt lies haufway atween Tripoli ad Benghazi.

 Unitit Nations Democracy Fund 
The Unitit Naitions Democracy Fund (UNDEF) wis established bi Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Julie 2005 at the African Union Summit in Sirt as a Unitit Naitions General Trust Fund unner his authority.

 Site o Darfur talks 
In October 2007, Sirt wis the site o talks aween the Sudanese govrenment an certain Darfur rebel groups."Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks", BBC News, 27 October 2007

 Transfer o Libie's caipital 
There wur attempts tae move the caipital o Libie tae Sirt durin the tenure o the Libie leader Muammar Gaddafi as it is the birthplace an residence o the Libian leader. Mony o the meenisterial heidquarters are nou locatit in Sirt, rather than Tripoli, as well as the Palais des Congrès, the lairgest conference hall in North Africae, an the Hospitality Village.moheet.com (27 March 2010) "سرت.. قاهرة الغزاة ومحبوبة القذافي"  There are an aa strategic reasons. First, Sirt is mair or less in atween Tripolitanie an Cyrenaica, an Cyrenaica is a region that haes shown plenty o examples o unthirldom towards the govrenment o Tripoli. Next, this wad involve a muive o fowk frae the croudit Tripoli region.

 Transport 
 2008 
 China Railway Construction Corporation wan a $2.6 billion bid in Libie tae build a wast-tae-east coastal railway 352 km (219 mi) frae Al Khums tae Sirt an a sooth-tae-wast railway 800 km (500 mi) lang for iron ore transport frae the soothren ceety Sabha tae Misrata.China Railway Construction Corporation website

 Cultur 
Al-Tahadi University is locatit in Sirt wi 13 local faculties, includin Law an Medicine. 

 See an aa 
 Transport in Libie
 Railway stations in Libie

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 MSN Map


Category:Tripolitanie
Category:Populatit places in Libie
Category:Populatit coastal places in Libie
Category:Gulf o Sidra