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Gulf of Sidra

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Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Gulf of Sidra (Khalij as-Sidra), also known as the Gulf of Sirte (Khalij Surt), is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya, named after the oil port of Sidra or the city of Sirte. It was also historically known as the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis (Latin: Syrtis Major, Ancient, contrasting with Syrtis Minor on the coast of Tunisia).

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