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Tripoli, Lebanon - Definition |
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Tripoli is the second-largest city in Lebanon.
In ancient times it was a Phoenician city, and was later controlled successively by the Persians, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Mameluks, and Ottomans. The Crusaders established the County of Tripoli there in the 12th century.
Today it is the second largest city, and second largest port, in Lebanon, with about 500,000 inhabitants.
See also: Krak des Chevaliers
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Tripoli, - Example Usage |
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leralpointnet: #senegal | la Tunisie va extrader l'ancien Premier ministre de Kaddafi, Baghdadi Mahmoudi, vers Tripoli: Le prési... http://t.co/OIu9FvP3 |
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lissnup: RT @ZaZsss: Jamming Tripoli: Inside Moammar Gadhafi's Secret Surveillance Network | #Libya | http://t.co/DfG649q8 |
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TimeInLibya: #Libya The current time in Tripoli is 11:30 AM on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 |
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HolyBrain: @chrystelNJ I won't enter the USJ with you.. I will be at Balamand in Tripoli @TatyKh1077 |
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pascalfares: Il existe un consensus politique contre une guerre civile au #Liban #Tripoli #Beyrouth #Syrie http://t.co/09yuKTl7 |
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