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Tripoli
طرابلس الغرب Tarabulus al-Gharb | |
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![]() Top:: That El Emad Towers; Middle: Martyrs' Square; Bottom left: Marcus Aurelius Arch; Bottom right: Souq al-Mushir – Tripoli Medina | |
Coordinates: 32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°ECoordinates: 32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Greater Tripoli |
Districts | 10 boroughs |
First settled | 7th century BC (as Oea) |
Founded by | Phoenicians |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdulrazaq Abuhajar |
• Governing body | Tripoli Local Council |
Area | |
• Total | 400 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,220,000 |
• Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Area code(s) | 21 |
Website | www.tlc.gov.ly |
Tripoli is a city in northwest Libya. It is the capital of the country. More than three million people live in the metropolitan area.
Originally a Phoenician colony, Tripoli became in turn part of Greek and Roman Cyrenaica, a pirate port, a part of the Ottoman Empire, and the capital of the Italian empire in North Africa.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Table (undated). "Libya" (requires Adobe Flash Player). Der Spiegel. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ Italian Tripoli