Derna
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Derna is a coastal city in eastern Libya known for its strategic location, turbulent political history, and role as a focal point in the country's conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derna canonical | 23 |
| Derna District | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipality ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coastType | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| conflictRole | focal point in eastern Libya power struggles ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevation | sea level to surrounding hills ⓘ |
| experiencedControlBy |
Gaddafi era
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaddafi government
Islamist militias ⓘ Libyan National Army ⓘ rebel forces ⓘ |
| governance | contested authority during civil wars ⓘ |
| governorateOrDistrict |
Derna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Derna District
|
| hasCoastalFeature | bay ⓘ |
| hasHistoryOf |
anti-Gaddafi opposition
ⓘ
jihadist presence ⓘ |
| hasPort | true ⓘ |
| hasRiverOrWadi | Wadi Derna ⓘ |
| hasStrategicLocation | true ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm | valley city along Wadi Derna ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| isCoastalCity | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamist militant activity
ⓘ
role in Libyan conflicts ⓘ turbulent political history ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Libya ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity | Benghazi ⓘ |
| notableEvent | intense fighting during post-2011 conflicts ⓘ |
| partOf | Libyan coastal urban belt ⓘ |
| portType | seaport ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| securityIssues |
armed groups presence
ⓘ
periodic clashes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Mediterranean shipping routes
ⓘ
control of eastern Libyan coast ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Derna port
ⓘ
regional roads connecting to Benghazi ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn |
Second Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Civil War
Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Derna District
subject surface form:
Eastern Libya