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.
Tripoli
طرابلس | |
|---|---|
| Ṭarābulus | |
 Clockwise from top left: Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, Mansouri Great Mosque minaret, Mamluk architecture, bay view, and a Syriac Catholic church | |
  Tripoli 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) |
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%).
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