Tripoli, Libya

This article is about the city in Libya. For other uses, see Tripoli (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tripoli, Lebanon.

Tripoli
طرابلس
Capital city
Tripoli Night
Tripoli Central Business District
Marcus Aurelius Arch
City Street
Beach Park
Green Square
Tripoli National Museum
Clockwise from top: Tripoli panorama; Tripoli Central Business District; Arch of Marcus Aurelius; a street in Tripoli; Tripoli Beach Park; Martyrs' Square; and Red Castle Museum
Flag of Tripoli
Flag
Official seal of Tripoli
Seal
OpenStreetMap
Map
Location in Libya
Tripoli is located in Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli
Location in Libya and Africa
Tripoli is located in Libya
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Tripoli (Libya)
Tripoli is located in Africa
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Tripoli (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°E / 32.88722; 13.19139
CountryLibya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictTripoli District
First settled7th century BC
Founded byPhoenicians
Government
 • Mayor (Tripoli Central)Ibrahim Khalifi
 • Governing bodyTripoli Local Council
Area
 • Capital city1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Capital city1,183,000 [1]
 • Urban
1,176,296
 • Metro
1,192,436
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Area code21
License Plate Code5
Websitetlc.gov.ly (archived)

Tripoli (/ˈtrɪpəli/;[2] Arabic: طرابلس الغرب, romanized: Ṭarābulus al-Gharb, lit. 'Western Tripoli')[3] is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021.[4] It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli.

Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who gave it the Libyco-Berber name Oyat (Punic: 𐤅𐤉‬‬𐤏‬𐤕‬, Wyʿt),[5][6] before passing into the hands of the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica as Oea (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ὀία, Oía).[7] Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archeological significance in Tripoli. Tripoli may also refer to the sha'biyah (top-level administrative division in the Libyan system), the Tripoli District.

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  7. ^ Daniel J. Hopkins (1997). Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (Index). Merriam-Webster. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.