Tripoli

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Tripoli is a city in northwest Libya. It is the capital of the country. More than three million people live in the metropolitan area.

طرابلس
Ṭarābulus
Tripoli Montage.jpg
Flag of Tripoli
Official seal of Tripoli
Coordinates: 32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°E / 32.88722; 13.19139Coordinates: 32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°E / 32.88722; 13.19139
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictTripoli District
Government
 • MayorAbdulrauf Beitelmal
Area
 • Total1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,170,000
 • Density776/km2 (2,011/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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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