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Tripoli, Libya, historically Ṭarābulus al-Gharb ("Western Tripoli") Eyālet-i Trâblus Gârp (province, 1551–1864) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city Vilâyet-i Trâblus Gârp, name of the province between 1864–1911
The walled Nahr Abu Ali at Tripoli. Tripoli (/ ˈ t r ɪ p əl i / TRIP-əl-ee; Arabic: طَرَابُلُس, ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus, [1] pronounced [tˤaˈraːbulus] ⓘ; Lebanese Arabic: طرابلس, romanized: Ṭrāblus, locally [ˈtˤrɔːblɪs]; see below) is the largest and most important city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. [2]
Tripoli, [a] historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, [b] is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021. [4] It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay.
Tripolitania / t r ɪ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ t eɪ n i ə / (Arabic: طرابلس), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province of Libya.. The region had been settled since antiquity, first coming to prominence as part of the Carthaginian empire.
The thousands dead after Libya’s flooding may, officially, be recorded as victims of an act of God. ... Photos of Derna’s Devastation: How Libya Fell Victim to a Most Unnatural Disaster. Karl ...
Tripoli district is a part of Triplotania geographical region of Libya that runs from north to south and has set of coastal oases, plains and limestone plateaus having an elevation of 2,000 ft (610 m) to 3,000 ft (910 m). The region receives an annual rainfall of 16 in (410 mm).
Location of Tarabulus Governorate (1963–1983) within Libya Tarabulus Governorate or Tripoli Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. [ 1 ] It contained the city of Tripoli , which was also its administrative capital. [ 2 ]
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.. Two dams above Derna burst early ...