Sirt
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| Sirt سرت |
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| Nickname(s): Al-Ribāţ Al-'amāmi (الرباط الأمامي) | |
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| Coordinates: 31°12′N 16°36′E / 31.2°N 16.6°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
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| Municipality | Sirt |
Sirt, also Surt and Sirte (Arabic: سرت, 
pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Libya, in the Surt Municipality, seat of some important governmental institutions (on the national level) and hometown of the Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi.
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[edit] Site of Darfur talks
In October 2007, Surt was the site of talks between the government of Sudan and certain Darfur rebel groups.[1]
[edit] Transport
[edit] 2008
- China Railway Construction Company wins $2.6b bids in Libya [2]. A west-to-east coastal railway 352km from Al Khums to Sirt and a south-to-west railway 800km long for iron ore transport from the southern city Sebha to Misurata.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks", BBC News, October 27, 2007
- ^ www.chinaview.cn
[edit] External links
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