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Tripoli (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 53 33 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.8920 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 10 48 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.1800 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by Phoenicians as trading station beside natural harbor; one of the three cities of Tripolis region; prospered under Romans; under Vandals 5th century; Arab administrative center 7th century; in Ottoman Empire 1551 and Karamanli 1711-1835; Barbary pirate base. |
Names: |
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| Ṭarābulus (preferred,C,V)
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| Tripoli (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Tarābulus (C,V)
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| Tarābulus al-Gharb (C,V)
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| Tarabulus al-Gharb (C,V)
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| Tarabulus al Gharb (C,V)
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| Ṭarābulus al Gharb (C,V)
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| Tarabulus el Gharb (C,V)
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| Trablus (C,O)
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| טריפולי (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Oea (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Tripolis (H,V)
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Tripoli (national district) (P) |
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Tripoli (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Tripoli (province) (P,H) ca. 46-before 27 BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 7th century BCE |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Libya .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000172] |
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