Sidra

Sidra or Sidr is a port about 23 km west of Ra's Lanuf in . It is Libya's largest oil depot, shipping about 447,000 barrels per day, and during the Cold War gave its name to the 'Gulf of Sidra', an alternative name for the Gulf of Sirte.
  • Dune
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sidra, Libya”
  • Description: town in Libya

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ras Lanuf.
is a Mediterranean town in northern , on the Gulf of Sidra in Tripolitania. is situated 8 km southeast of Sidra.

Sidra

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Latitude
30.6389° or 30° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
18.35288° or 18° 21′ 10″ east
UN/LOCODE
LY ESI
Open location code
8F2WJ9Q3+H5
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sidra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميناء السدرة النفطي”
  • Arabic: “ميناء السدرة”
  • Arabic: “ميناء سدرا النفطي”
  • Arabic: “ميناء سدرا”
  • Arabic: “ميناء سدرة النفطي”
  • Arabic: “ميناء سدرة”
  • Asturian: “Sidra”
  • Bulgarian: “Ес Сидер”
  • Bulgarian: “Сидер”
  • Cebuano: “As Sidr”
  • Chinese: “錫德拉”
  • Dutch: “Sidra”
  • French: “As-Sidra”
  • French: “Sidra”
  • German: “Al Sidr”
  • German: “Al Sidra”
  • German: “As Sidr”
  • German: “As-Sidr”
  • German: “Es Sider”
  • German: “Es-Sider”
  • Italian: “Sidra (Libia)”
  • Italian: “Sidra”
  • Persian: “سدره”
  • Polish: “As-Sidr”
  • Polish: “As-Sidra”
  • Polish: “Es Sider”
  • Russian: “Эс-Сидер”
  • Russian: “Эс-Сидр”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سدره”
  • Swedish: “As Sidr”
  • Uzbek: “Sidra”

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