Map of Sirte, Libya

Sirte is the administrative centre of Surt, Libya, with a population of about 106,705. It lies at 31.2089°N, 16.5887°E. Sirte is about 371 km (230 mi) southeast of Tripoli, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Misratah, 192 km to the northwest.

Sirte at a glance

Where is Sirte?

• The 14th largest city in Libya by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 07 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sirte

• Misratah — 192 km northwest
• Zliten — 237 km northwest
• Bani Walid — 254 km west
• Al Khums — 272 km northwest
• Msalātah — 285 km northwest
• Tarhuna — 311 km northwest
• Qaşr al Qarabūllī — 320 km northwest
• Gharyan — 354 km west
• Tājūrā’ — 357 km northwest
• Qaşr Bin Ghashīr — 361 km northwest

Largest cities in Libya

• Tripoli — 1,302,947
• Benghazi — 757,490
• Misratah — 355,657
• Zliten — 203,790
• Al Khums — 201,943
• Az Zāwīyah — 200,000
• Janzūr — 154,389
• Sabha — 149,329
• Tobruk — 141,499
• Ajdabiya — 131,773

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.