Sidra, Libya

30.62944444444418.350277777778Koordinaten: 30 ° 38 'N, 18 ° 21' O

As- Sidr (Arabic السدر, also transcribed as ( Ras ) it -Sider, al Sidr or al Sidra ) is a Libyan operation settlement and an important oil - loading terminal on the Mediterranean.

The place is located in Munizip Surt, about 10 km west of the residential area of Ras Lanuf and Ben Jawad 30 km southeast of the Gulf of Sidra ( Great Syrtis ), which is named after this place. The local Al Sidra Airport or Matratin Airport is a landing place for the local oil industry. The airfield has one, about 2100 m long, starting and runway (13 /31).

During the uprisings in Libya, there was early March 2011, heavy fighting between the insurgents, who were advancing from the east towards the west nearby regional capital of Surt, and the Air Force of the regime, which attacked the Es Sider Ölverladeterminal. Several tanks were on fire.