Tripoli, Lebanon
city in northern Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Tripoli
طرابلس | |
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Ṭarābulus | |
Tripoli in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 34°26′12″N 35°50′04″E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Tripoli District |
Area | |
• Total | 27.30 km2 (10.54 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 342,760 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
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About 80 percent of the people who live in the city are Sunni Muslims, as well as Alawite Muslims (approximately 15%), and a small percentage of Orthodox and Maronite Christians (approximately 5%).