Sirte: All Data
Sirte is a city in Libya. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Sirte: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
914 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquest of the Cyrenaica
1912 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Lausanne (1912)
1924 AD
Mentioned in Event: Italian military operations in Tripolitania
1924 AD
Mentioned in: Sirtica campaign (1924), part of Pacification of Libya
1941 AD
Mentioned in: First Battle of Sirte, part of World War II
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of El-Agheila
1942 AD
Mentioned in: Second Battle of Sirte, part of World War II
1943 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (North African Theatre)
2011 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2011)
2011 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Sirte (2011), part of Libyan Civil War (2011)
2012 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2014 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Phase (Tobruk/GNA/Islamists/IS)
2015 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2015 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Sirte (2015), part of Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2016 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2016 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Sirte (2016), part of Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2020 AD
Mentioned in Event: 2019-20 Western Libya campaign
2020 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Sirte (2020), part of Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the District of Sirte District, part of State of Libya