Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units
Greece
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Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
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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
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Tripolis (Larisaia)
Tripolis ( grc, Τρίπολις, , three cities) or Tripolis Larisaia (), also called Scaea (), was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.
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, an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa
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Tripolis (Perrhaebia) Tripolis ( el, Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a district in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece, containing the three cities of Azorus, Pythion (Pythium), and Doliche. (Livy
Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as ...
, a district of three cities in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece
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Tripolis (region of Laconia) Tripolis ( el, Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a district in ancient Laconia, Greece, southeast of Megalopolis, comprising the three cities of Belmina, Aegys, and Pellana
Pellana (; Greek: ἡ Πέλλανα, Paus. iii. 20. § 2; ...
, a district in ancient Laconia, Greece
Lebanon
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Tripoli, Lebanon, the second largest city in Lebanon
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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
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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
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County of Tripoli, one of the medieval Crusader states centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
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Eyalet of Tripoli
Tripoli Eyalet ( ota, ایالت طرابلس شام, Eyālet-i Ṭrāblus-ı Şām; ar, طرابلس الشام) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The capital was in Tripoli, Lebanon. Its reported area in the 19th century was .
It extended ...
, a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
Libya
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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
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Tripoli District, Libya, one of Libya's districts
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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
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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"
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Tripolis (region of Africa)
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 Tripolitania (regi ...
, a district in ancient Tripolitania
Turkey
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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
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Tripolis (Pontus), an ancient Greek city in the Pontus region of Turkey
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Tirebolu, the modern city in Giresun Province, Turkey, taking its name from and located on the site
United States
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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
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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
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Tripoli, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Surnames, titles and nicknames
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Jaman Tripoli American soccer player, professional career 1998-2005
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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
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Melisende of Tripoli (fl. around 1160), daughter of the ruler of the Crusader County of Tripoli, Lebanon
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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
Palermo Football C ...
(born 1987), Italian footballer
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Salvatore Tripoli (1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist
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Tony Tripoli (born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist
Entertainment
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''Tripoli'' (film), a 1950 American adventure film
*"Tripoli", a song by Matthew Good Band from ''
The Audio of Being''
*"Tripoli", a song by Pinback from ''
Pinback''
Sport
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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
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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
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Asteras Tripoli F.C.
Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Tripoli, Greece, ...
, an association football club in Tripoli, Greece
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Tripoli Grand Prix, 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
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Cocozelle von tripolis, a squash, cultivar of ''
Cucurbita pepo''
Other uses
Lebanon
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Lycée Franco-Libanais Tripoli
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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
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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
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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
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Seal of Tripoli
The seal of Tripoli is the official emblem of Libya's capital, Tripoli.
Design
The seal's design consist of a golden ship which represent the importance of the city as a port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more w ...
, the official emblem of Libya's capital
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Timeline of Tripoli
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tripoli, Libya.
Prior to 19th century
* 7th C. BCE
** Tripoli was founded by Phoenicians
** Cyrenaica (eastern coastal region of Libya) colonized by the Greeks
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, Libya
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Treaty of Tripoli (1797), the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripoli (Ottoman Tripolitania in today's Libya)
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Tripoli (airport)
Tripoli International Airport () is a closed international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of Libya. The airport is located in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir, from central Tripoli. It used to be the hub for Libyan Airlines, Af ...
, Libya
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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
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Tripoli Cathedral, former Roman Catholic church, since 1970 mosque, in Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli Reserve Tripoli Reserve is a protected reserve of Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterr ...
, protected reserve in Libya
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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
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Tripoli Monument (sculpture)
The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the United States. It honors heroes of the United States Navy from the First Barbary War (1801–1805): Master Commandant Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur (brother of ...
, (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)
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Tripoli Rocketry Association, a U.S. model rocketry association
Other
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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 crysta ...
, a polishing agent also known as tripoli
See also
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Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
or Tripuri, Indian form of the Greek word
*tripoli, another name for
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 crysta ...
, a mineral
Disambiguation
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Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation)
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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
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Tri-Cities (disambiguation) Tri-Cities most often refers to:
*Tri-Cities, Tennessee, United States
*Tri-Cities, Washington, United States
Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may also refer to:
Populated places
Americas
Canada
*Tri-Cities (British Columbia), consisting of Co ...
, English equivalent of the Greek word
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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 bombard ...
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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 f ...
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Raymond of Tripoli (disambiguation)
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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 ...
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Tripoli Creek (disambiguation) Tripoli Creek may refer to: Rivers
In Canada:
*In Ontario:
** Tripoli Creek (Algoma District)
**Tripoli Creek (Kenora District)
Tripoli Creek (french: ruisseau Tripoli) is a creek in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District in northwe ...
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Tripoli Lake (disambiguation) Tripoli Lake may refer to:
Lakes
In Canada:
*In Ontario:
** Tripoli Lake (Algoma District)
**Tripoli Lake (Kenora District, Ontario)
Tripoli Lake is a lake in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada and ...
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Tripoli air crash (disambiguation)
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