Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Port of Tripoli
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Location
CountryLebanon
LocationTripoli
Coordinates34°27′03″N 35°49′43″E / 34.45083°N 35.82861°E / 34.45083; 35.82861
UN/LOCODELBKYE[1]
Details
Opened1959
Operated byTripoli Port Authority
Owned byGovernment of Lebanon
Type of harbourArtificial/Coastal breakwater
Size of harbour2,200,000 m²[2]
Size3,000,000 m²
No. of berths8
No. of wharfs1
Port ManagerAhmad Tamer
Statistics
Vessel arrivals450 ships (yearly)[2]
Website
http://www.portdetripoli.com/[dead link]

The Port of Tripoli (Arabic: مرفأ طرابلس) is the second major port in Lebanon.[2] The port covers an approximate area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi), with a water area of 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi), and the land area composing of 320,000 square metres (3,400,000 sq ft), and a 420,000 square metres (4,500,000 sq ft) dump area adjacent to the current port, reserved for the future Container Terminal and Free Market Zone.[2][3]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (LB) - Lebanon". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Port de Tripoli - About us". www.oept.gov.lb. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ Tripoli Port Authority. "Port Tripoli - About Us". Port Tripoli. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2010-06-05.