Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:

Cities and other geographic units

Greece

Tripoli, Greece Tripoli ( el, Τρίπολη, ''Trípoli'', formerly , ''Trípolis''; earlier ''Tripolitsá'') is a city in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the Peloponnese region as well as of the regional unit of Arcadia ...

, the capital of Arcadia, Greece *

Tripolis (region of Arcadia) Tripolis ( el, Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece consisting of the three cities of Calliae (Calliæ), Dipoena ''Dipoena'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Th ...

, a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa * Tripolis (Perrhaebia), a district of three cities in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece * Tripolis (region of Laconia), a district in ancient Laconia, Greece

Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli ( ar, طرابلس/ALA-LC: ''Ṭarābulus'', Lebanese Arabic: ''Ṭrablus'') is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Gove ...

, the second largest city in Lebanon **

Tripoli District, Lebanon The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli and the surrounding area. The vast majority of residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a small mino ...

, a district in North Governorate **

Tripolis (region of Phoenicia) Tripolis ( el, Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia. The center of the confederation of the three Phoenician cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus. Through the ages, it evolved to become the present Leb ...

, a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia **

County of Tripoli The County of Tripoli (1102–1289) was the last of the Crusader states. It was founded in the Levant in the modern-day region of Tripoli, northern Lebanon and parts of western Syria which supported an indigenous population of Christians, Druze ...

, one of the medieval Crusader states centered in Tripoli, Lebanon ** Eyalet of Tripoli, a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli, Lebanon

Libya

Tripoli, Libya Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwest of Libya o ...

, the capital of Libya **

Tripoli District, Libya Tripoli District ( ar, طرابلس عروس البحر, ''Aros Al baher Ṭarābulus'') is one of the 22 first level subdivisions (''بلدية'') of Libya. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli, the national capital. Tripoli District is in t ...

, one of Libya's districts **

Tripolitania Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...

, a historic region of Libya ***

Ottoman Tripolitania The coastal region of what is today Libya was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1912. First, from 1551 to 1864, as the Eyalet of Tripolitania ( ota, ایالت طرابلس غرب ''Eyālet-i Trâblus Gârb'') or ''Bey and Subjects of Tri ...

, frequently described as the "Kingdom of Tripoli" *** Tripolis (region of Africa), a district in ancient Tripolitania

Turkey

Tripolis ad Maeandrum Tripolis on the Meander ( el, Τρίπολις, ''Eth.'' el, Τριπολίτης, la, Tripolis ad Maeandrum) – also Neapolis ( el, Νεάπολις), Apollonia ( el, Απολλωνία), and Antoniopolis (Greek: Αντωνιόπολις)&n ...

, an ancient city In Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia, Caria and Phrygia *

Tripolis (Pontus) Tripolis ( grc, Τρίπολις), formerly Ischopolis (Ἰσχόπολις), was an ancient fortress city in Pontus Polemoniacus (aka the Pontus region), on a river of the same name, and with a tolerably good harbour; it is now the site and names ...

, an ancient Greek city in the Pontus region of Turkey **

Tirebolu Tirebolu (from the Greek word《Τρίπολις》meaning "three cities", named as such by its ancient Greek founders), is a town and district of Giresun Province, Turkey. Geography Tirebolu is a small town of 14,303 people located on a hill nam ...

, the modern city in Giresun Province, Turkey, taking its name from and located on the site

United States

New Tripoli, Pennsylvania New Tripoli ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 840. New Tripoli is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of ...

, a village in Pennsylvania, United States *

Tripoli, Iowa Tripoli ( ) is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,191 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Waterloo– Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Tripoli is located at (42.805736, - ...

, a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States *

Tripoli, Wisconsin Tripoli is an unincorporated community in Lincoln and Oneida counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Tripoli is located on U.S. Route 8 west of Rhinelander, in the towns of Somo and Lynne. Tripoli has a post office A post office is a p ...

, an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Surnames, titles and nicknames

Jaman Tripoli Jaman Tripoli is a former American soccer player who played in the USL A-League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Playing career Tripoli began his professional career in 1998 with Raleigh Flye ...

American soccer player, professional career 1998-2005 *

Leo of Tripoli Leo of Tripoli ( el, Λέων ὸ Τριπολίτης), known in Arabic as Rashīq al-Wardāmī (), and Ghulām Zurāfa (), was a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate in the early tenth century. He is most notable for h ...

(early 10th century), a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate *

Melisende of Tripoli Melisende of Tripoli (fl. around 1160) was the daughter of Hodierna of Tripoli and Raymond II, count of Tripoli. Biography Melisende was named for her aunt, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem. She was a cousin of Kings Baldwin III and Amalric I. ...

(fl. around 1160), daughter of the ruler of the Crusader County of Tripoli, Lebanon *

Pietro Tripoli Pietro Tripoli (born 26 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for U.S.D. Lavagnese 1919. Biography Palermo Born in Palermo, Sicily, Tripoli started his career at Sicilian club U.S. Città di Palermo. On 9 August 2006 Tri ...

(born 1987), Italian footballer *

Salvatore Tripoli Salvatore Peter Tripoli, also known as Jackie Williams (December 5, 1904
gives his birth date as ...

(1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist *

Tony Tripoli Tony Tripoli (born December 2, 1969) is an American actor, host, comedian and LGBT rights activist from Los Angeles, California. Biography Early life Tony Tripoli was born on December 2, 1969 in Phoenix, Arizona. Career He is the Co-Executive ...

(born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist

Entertainment

* ''Tripoli'' (film), a 1950 American adventure film *"Tripoli", a song by Matthew Good Band from ''

The Audio of Being ''The Audio Of Being'' is the fourth and final album by the Canadian rock group Matthew Good Band, released in 2001. It included two singles: "Carmelina" and "Anti-Pop". The album sold 73,000 units in Canada by March 2003 and was certified Gol ...

'' *"Tripoli", a song by Pinback from ''

Pinback Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have rele ...

Sport

AC Tripoli Tripoli Sporting Club (), also known as AC Tripoli or simply Tripoli, is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded as Al Majd Sports Association (), the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club () in 2001, w ...

, an association football club in Tripoli, Lebanon *

Al Mouttahed Tripoli Al Muttahed ( ar, المتحد طرابلس) also known by its name United Club Tripoli is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in top division for men and women. It is located Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affiliated ...

, or United Club Tripoli, a sports club in Tripoli, Lebanon * Asteras Tripoli F.C., an association football club in Tripoli, Greece *

Tripoli Grand Prix The Tripoli Grand Prix (Italian: ''Gran Premio di Tripoli'') was a motor racing event first held in 1925 on a racing circuit outside Tripoli, the capital of what was then Italian Tripolitania, now Libya. It lasted until 1940. Background Motor ...

, a car race held between 1925-1940 outside Tripoli, Libya

Ships

*, various US Navy ships

Botanics

*Black Tripoli, another name for the German/Italian wine grape

Trollinger Trollinger, Schiava, or Vernatsch, is a red German/Italian wine grape variety that was likely first originally cultivated in the wine regions of South Tyrol and Trentino, but today is almost exclusively cultivated on steep, sunny locations in t ...

* Cocozelle von tripolis, a squash, cultivar of ''

Cucurbita pepo ''Cucurbita pepo'' is a cultivated plant of the genus ''Cucurbita''. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies ''Cucurbita pepo'' subsp. ''pepo'', called summer squash. It has b ...

Other uses

Lebanon

Lycée Franco-Libanais Tripoli The Lycée Franco-Libanais de Tripoli, also known as Lycée Franco-Libanais Alphonse de Lamartine is a 15-year private school (kindergarten through 12th grade) in North Lebanon, founded in 1973 by the Mission laïque française, as an annex to the ...

Port of Tripoli (Lebanon) The Port of Tripoli ( ar, مرفأ طرابلس) is the second major port in Lebanon. The port covers an approximate area of , with a water area of , and the land area composing of , and a dump area adjacent to the current port, reserved for the ...

Libya

Corinthia Hotel Tripoli The Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, originally known as the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, is a five star skyscraper hotel in Tripoli, Libya. It is located in the city center, near the central business district. It is run by the Maltese Corinthia Hotels I ...

in Tripoli, Libya *

Grand Hotel Tripoli The Grand Hotel Tripoli, also known as ''Funduq-Al-Kabir Hotel'' in Arabic, is a hotel on El-Fatah Street in Tripoli, Libya. Data The modern hotel was built in 1982 and designed by the British firm of Wakeman Trower & Partners Ltd. It replace ...

in Tripoli, Libya * Seal of Tripoli, the official emblem of Libya's capital * Timeline of Tripoli, Libya *

Treaty of Tripoli The Treaty of Tripoli (''Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary'') was signed in 1796. It was the first treaty between the United States and Tripoli (now Libya) to secur ...

(1797), the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripoli (Ottoman Tripolitania in today's Libya) * Tripoli (airport), Libya *

Tripoli Agreement The Tripoli Agreement (also known as the Libya Accord or the Tripoli Declaration) was signed on February 8, 2006, by Chadian President Idriss Déby, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, effectively ending th ...

, aka Libya Accord and Tripoli Declaration, 2006 treaty ending the Chadian-Sudanese conflict *

Tripoli Cathedral Algeria Square Mosque or Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque, formerly Tripoli Cathedral ( it, La Cattedrale di Tripoli; ar, كاتدرائية طرابلس), is a mosque and former Roman Catholic church located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is si ...

, former Roman Catholic church, since 1970 mosque, in Tripoli, Libya * Tripoli Reserve, protected reserve in Libya *

Tripoli Zoo Tripoli Zoo is a zoological garden and botanical garden in Tripoli, Libya. Located south of Tripoli's city center adjacent to Tarabulus Zoo Park, it is a large reserve of plants, trees and open green spaces and is the country's biggest zoo. Libya ...

, zoological and botanical garden in Tripoli, Libya

United States

* Tripoli Monument (sculpture), (oldest American war memorial monument) - an 1806 monument at the United States Naval Academy since 1860, (previously at the Washington Navy Yard, and later the west front of the U.S. Capitol) *

Tripoli Rocketry Association The Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) is an international organization and one of the two major organizing bodies for high power rocketry in the United States. History Tripoli Rocketry Association was founded in 1964 in the Pittsburgh, Pennsy ...

, a U.S. model rocketry association

Other

Rotten stone Rotten stone, sometimes spelled as rottenstone, also known as tripoli, is fine powdered porous rock used as a polishing abrasive for metalsmithing and in woodworking. It is usually weathered limestone mixed with diatomaceous, amorphous, or crys ...

, a polishing agent also known as tripoli

Disambiguation

Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation) The Siege of Tripoli (1102–1109) took place in the aftermath of the First Crusade and led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tripoli, in Lebanon. Siege of Tripoli or Battle of Tripoli may also refer to: In Tripoli, ...

Tarablus (disambiguation) Ṭarāblus or Ṭarābulus (Arabic: طرابلس) is the Arabic form of ''Tripoli'' (Greek: Τρίπολις), often transliterated into Turkish as Trablus, and may refer to: * Tripoli, Libya, historically Ṭarābulus al-Gharb ("Western Tripol ...

, Arabic form of the Greek word * Tri-Cities (disambiguation), English equivalent of the Greek word *

Bombardment of Tripoli (disambiguation) Bombardments of Tripoli: *Tripoli, Lebanon: ** Fall of Tripoli (1289) *Tripoli, Libya ** Siege of Tripoli (1551) ** Bombardment of Tripoli (1728) - by Grandpré's French Navy squadron from 20 - 26 July, 1728. **First Barbary War (1804) **Aerial bomb ...

History of Tripoli (disambiguation) History of Tripoli may refer to: * History of Tripoli, Lebanon, a city in Lebanon * History of Tripoli, Libya, a city in Libya * History of the County of Tripoli The County of Tripoli (1102–1289) was the last of the Crusader states. It was ...

Raymond of Tripoli (disambiguation) Raymond of Tripoli may refer to: *Raymond I of Tripoli (Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ( 1041 – 28 February 1105), sometimes called Raymond of Saint-Gilles or Raymond I of Tripoli, was a powerful noble in souther ...

Tripoli Airport (disambiguation) Tripoli Airport may refer to: Greece *Tripoli Airport (Greece), a small military airport in Tripoli, Greece Libya *Tripoli International Airport, international airport in Tripoli, Libya, used for commercial aviation *Mitiga International Airpo ...

* Tripoli Creek (disambiguation) * Tripoli Lake (disambiguation) *

Tripoli air crash (disambiguation) Tripoli air crash may refer to * Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 - a mid air collision on approach to Tripoli International Airport in 1992 * Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 was a scheduled international Afriqiyah Ai ...

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