Sirte

Sirt, an' a' Surt an Sirte (Arabic: سرت, pronunciation (help·info), 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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

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