Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
El-Mina is the site of the ancient city of Tripolis that dates back to the Phoenician era, and is one of Lebanon's oldest cities. The site of Tripolis moved inland after the Islamic reconquest from the crusaders, and today's El-Mina became the harbour district of greater Tripoli, eventually having its own municipal board in the beginning of the 20th century, separate from that of Tripoli, but ...
The walled Nahr Abu Ali at Tripoli. Tripoli (Arabic: طَرَابُلُس, ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus) [1] is the largest and most important city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. [2] Situated 81 km (50 mi) north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District.
The Palm Islands Nature Reserve consists of three flat, rocky islands of eroded limestone and the surrounding sea area, located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) offshore and northwest of the city of El Mina, Lebanon, to the west of Tripoli, Lebanon. The overall area of the reserve is 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi), it has been designated as a ...
The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli, its port town El Mina and the surrounding area. The vast majority of residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a small minority Orthodox and Maronite Christians, and a small minority of Alawite Muslims.
The Tripoli railway station is located in El-Mina, Tripoli, Lebanon. It began operating in 1911 and was connected to the Syrian city, Homs, with a single track. It formed the terminus of the Orient Express line in the twenties, thirties and forties of the last century. Tripoli station was connected to the central station of Beirut (Mar Mikael ...
Overview of historical districts in Tripoli. Evidence of settlement in Tripoli dates back as early as 1400 BCE. Tripoli was originally a Phoenician colony. [1] In the 9th century, the Phoenicians established a trading station in Tripoli and later, under Persian rule, the city became the center of a confederation of the Phoenician city-states of Sidon, Tyre, and Arados Island.
Tripoli, Lebanon the second largest city which has seen many empires, with a souk, the 5,000-year-old Tripoli Castle, and one of the oldest ports in the world in its neighboring city El Mina. The Beirut Central District used to be the beating heart of the city but is hardly gaining its old status.
Kheireddine Abdul Wahab. Kheireddine Abdul Wahab (1878 – January 1944) was a Lebanese businessman and mayor of the city of El Mina, who played a pivotal role in the establishment of Lebanon's second largest harbor, at Tripoli, as well as founding the Piloting & Harboring company, which oversees present-day harbor activities.