Tripoli, Lebanon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tripoli
طرابلس Ṭarābulus
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Overview of historical districts in Tripoli
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 Tripoli, Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
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| Area | |
| • City | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 192,572 |
| • Metro | 530,000 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Website | tripoli-city.org |
Tripoli (Formal Arabic: طرابلس / ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus; Lebanese Arabic: Ṭrāblus; Greek: Τρίπολις / Tripolis) is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. It has the second largest port in Lebanon.
Its 500,000 inhabitants, are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims (approximately 80%), along with a small minority of Orthodox and Maronite Christians (approximately 5%), and a small minority of Alawite Muslims (approximately 15%).
Images for kids
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The walled Nahr Abu Ali at Tripoli
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Ruins in Tripoli
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Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles
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Minaret of the Mansouri Great Mosque
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East Tripoli
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Tripoli gold bezant in Arabic (1270–1300), and Tripoli silver gros (1275–1287), British Museum
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Palm Islands Nature Reserve
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The Al-Tell Clock Tower
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Hammam an-Nuri Tripoli Lebanon
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Taynal Mosque
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The Soap Khan of Tripoli Lebanon
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The Tailors’ Khan
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The I-ME-WE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine communication cable links Tripoli with other countries.
See also
In Spanish: Trípoli (Líbano) para niños
