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Gulf of Sidra

body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya
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Gulf of Sidra
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Summary

Gulf of Sidra is a bay[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Libya[3]
  • Country: Libya[4]
  • Instance of: gulf[5]
  • Part of: Mediterranean Sea[6]
  • Commons category: Gulf of Sirte[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gulf of Sidra[8]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Gulf of Sidra include Syrtis Major quadrangle[14], a quadrangle[15].

Why It Matters

Gulf of Sidra has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for it include Syrtis Major quadrangle[14], a quadrangle[15].

Related Entities

Libya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Local thumb → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.5, 'lon': 18}
    Country → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id: geografico/1201681"
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