| Tripoli | |||
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| Location of Tripoli within Libya, on the continent of Africa. | |||
Country | Libya | ||
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Sha'biyah | Tripoli Sha'biyah | ||
Government | |||
- Head of the People's Committee | Abdullatif Abdulrahman Aldaali | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 400 km² (154.4 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) | ||
Population (2004) | |||
- Total | 1,682,000 | ||
- Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
- Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) | ||
Tripoli (Arabic: ØÑÇÈáÓ tarābulus - also ØÑÇÈáÓ ÇáÛÑÈ tarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: trābləs derived from the for three cities Greek: Τρίπολη, Turkish: Trablus) is the largest and capital city of Libya.
Tripoli has a population of 1.69 million. The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who named it Oea.[2]
Tripoli is the largest city, the principal sea port, and the largest commercial and manufacturing centre in Libya. It is also the site of Al-Fateh University. Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli. The climate is typical Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, cool winters and some modest rainfall.