Tripoli
Tripoli is a city in northwest Libya. It is the capital of the country. More than three million people live in the metropolitan area.
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طرابلس | |
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| Ṭarābulus | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| 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 | Tripolitania |
| District | Tripoli District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdulrauf Beitelmal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,507 km2 (582 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,170,000 |
| • Density | 776/km2 (2,011/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
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.[1]
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