Sirte ???
Math?bah al-Mad?nah , Assembly building, in Sirte
Sirte Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°12′19.13″N 16°35′20.17″E  /  31.2053139°N 16.5889361°E  / 31.2053139; 16.5889361
Country	Libya
Region	Tripolitania
District	Sirte
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population   (2010) [1]
? Total	75,358
Time zone	UTC+02:00

Sirte (also spelled Sirt , Surt , Sert or Syrte , pronounced /?s?rt/ ; Arabic : ??? ; from Ancient Greek : Σ?ρτι? ) is a city in Libya . It is on the south coast of the Gulf of Sidra .

The city was the final major stronghold of Gaddafi loyalists in the Libyan civil war .

Muammar al-Gaddafi , former leader of Libya, was born there. Gaddafi was killed there by rebel forces on 20 October 2011.

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