Boundaries
The boundaries of Sirte District have changed several times, most recently in the 2007 administrative reorganization of Libyan districts (see maps). From 1983 to 1987 the Bin Jawad District covered parts of what is now part of Sirte District.
To the north, Sirte District has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. As of 2007, on land, it bordered the following districts:
- Al Wahat – east
- Jufra – south
- Jabal al Gharbi – west
- Misrata – northwest
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