Tripoli, Lebanon facts for kids
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Tripoli
طرابلس Ṭarābulus
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Overview of historical districts in Tripoli
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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 |
Tripoli (Formal Arabic: طرابلس / ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus; Lebanese Arabic: Ṭrāblus; 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.
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%).
Images for kids
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Tripoli gold bezant in Arabic (1270–1300), and Tripoli silver gros (1275–1287), British Museum
See also
In Spanish: Trípoli (Líbano) para niños
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