Ra's Lānūf

Ras Lanuf lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Sirte, where the Mediterranean meets the dry Libyan desert. This broad gulf cuts deeply into the North African coast, and its shores are bordered by sandy plains and salt depressions. Rainfall is scarce compared with the country around Tripoli, and vegetation is adapted to the arid conditions. The coast forms a long passage between Tripolitania to the west and Cyrenaica to the east.