Tripoli, Lebanon
city in northern Lebanon
Tripoli (Formal Arabic: طرابلس / ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus[a 1]; Lebanese Arabic: Ṭrāblus;[2] Greek: Τρίπολις / Tripolis) is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. It has the second largest port in Lebanon.
Tripoli
طرابلس Ṭarābulus | |
|---|---|
 Overview of historical districts in Tripoli | |
  Tripoli | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′N 35°51′E / 34.433°N 35.850°ECoordinates: 34°26′N 35°51′E / 34.433°N 35.850°E | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eng. Nader al-Ghazal |
| Area | |
| • City | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 192,572 |
| • Metro | 530,000 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Website | tripoli-city.org |
Its 500,000 inhabitants, are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims (approximately 80%), along with a small minority of Orthodox and Maronite Christians (approximately 5%), and a small minority of Alawite Muslims (approximately 15%).
NotesEdit
- ↑ This pronunciation of Tripoli's Arabic name is written down as طَرَابُلُس in vowelized form.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "طَرَابُلُس: Lebanon". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-12-13. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Trâblous: Lebanon". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-12-13. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Other websitesEdit
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