Churches & Cathedrals in Tripoli Lebanon

Present

• ElMina

The harbour - ElMina - three kilometers away, hosted what was apparently at one time a Phoenician town of which nothing now remains. ElMina is also known as the "City of Waves and Horizons".

• Families

A comprehensive repository of Tripolitan families and expatriates.

• Handicrafts

Tripoli has long been known for its sweets industry, olive oil-based soap production, and copper crafts.

• Index Tripolis

A project to provide bibliographic information about Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Kazdoura

A wander around inside Tripoli, Lebanon: A diary of humouristic series of walkabouts "kazdouras".

• Links

Useful links and telephone numbers in Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Maps

Terrain, street, satellite, touristic, urban growth, sailing, and historical maps and aerial imagery of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• News

Daily and weekly news from Tripoli, Lebanon.

• North Lebanon

A guide for towns and villages neighbouring Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Palm Islands

The Palm Islands Park is a unique and integrated natural marine basin in the eastern Mediterranean that was declared as a reserve in 1994.

• Panoramic Views

Interactive panoramic views of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• TeDS

The 'Tripoli e-Discussion Society' is an independently self-controlled body that aims at gathering Tripolitans residing all over the world to discuss issues pertaining to Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Today's Tripoli

Various present aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon

• Tripoli Radio

An Internet Radio that features original on-demand programs about various aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Tripoli TV

An Internet TV that brings you original on-demand films about various aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.

Past

• History

A quick reference about Tripoli in the Prehistorical, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusade, Mameluke, and Ottoman periods.

• Monuments

The wealth of historical monuments make Tripoli the second largest preserved Mameluke city in the world.

• The Tripoli Quiz

An educational game to test your knowledge about Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Tourist Guide

A comprehensive tourist guide for sightseeing in Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Virtual Museum

A documented history of Tripoli from the 3rd to the 20th centuries with large collections of coins, garments, manuscripts, paintings, old photographs, and many other artifacts.

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The Evangelical National Church is located in the Rahbat Street in Tripoli. It was founded in year 1973 CE.

The Latin Italian Church is located within the campus of the Italian Lycee.

This is probably a Crusader monument. Historical references locate it near the Bimaristan and on the Abou Ali river side opposite to the Bourtasi Mosque. It was used by the Mamelukes and the Ottomans as a prayer house. It was demolished in the 1960s and many witnesses recall the Crusade cross present on its walls.

No picture is available for this monument

The Roum (Greek) Catholic Church is located in the Damm-Farz area in Tripoli, next to the Nini Hospital. It was founded in year 2001 CE.

It was constructed in ElMina by local fishermen in 1861 C.E. It is now part of the campus of the National Orthodoxe College.

Significant remains of this Crusader church were found in the Maronite Cemetery of St. John about 200 meters south of the Citadel of Tripoli on Abu Samra hill. This church is the only one of its kind in Lebanon, but resembles a similar church in Syria and another one in Jordan. The foundations of the church were discovered between the years 1946 and 1948, when some excavations were undertaken by the state's archeology office.

The remains of the church reveal two parts, a northern and a southern part. The two parts are connected through a door, which is their only link, and they represent two separate churches. The larger (northern) church which has a semi-circular apse. The smaller (southern) one, with a rectangular apse, was reserved for funerary use. The northern church measures 16.53 meters in length and 7.88 meters in width. Its circular altar has a wall thickness of 1.7 meters. There is a 1.3 meter-high cavity near the altar. It is believed that the cavity was used as closet for keeping church articles. Other walls of the church are 1.5 meter thick or less. The southern church is 7.4 meters in length and four meters in width. Its floor is covered with pebbles, which were mixed with a calcareous mixture, except for the choir area. There is a cavity under this part, whose purpose is not yet fully understood.

There are several signs that show the church's construction was completed and that it had been used. Some stones in the churches carry the letter "X," or the Greek letter "P," or a fork or a cross. Meanwhile, the graveyard adjacent to the southern Saint John Church suggests that it played an important part in the funerals. The name of the church was encountered in manuscripts dating back to Crusader times. The manuscripts were discovered around the middle of the last century.

No picture is available for this monument

It was constructed in the year 1735 C.E. in ElMina when Tripoli was governed by Ibrahim Pasha. It was restored in 1985 C.E. . The architectural styles followed in the construction of the church are a mixture of Byzantine, Arabic, and Memluke motifs. Under this church is a very old cave.

It is thought that this church was built some time between 1862-1873 C.E., most probably it was built in 1870 C.E. It was constructed by the fisherman "Karam", who also devoted some neighbouring lands to built his own grave.

Present at the Zahriyeh district, this church occupies a 300 m2 area. It is at present unused and needs about 147,000$ to restore its function.

The Saint Maroon Maronite Church was founded in year 1955 CE.

No information is currently available for this church.

The Saint Michael Maronite (Roman Catholic) Church was built in 1889 CE.

The Saint Nicolas Church, also known as Sabaa Orthodoxe Church, is a new construction that was erected on an old saponery (Soap-Making factory) gifted by Muslims as a part of a large agreement that allowed the foundation of the Ouwaysiyah Mosque on the remains of an old Crusader Monastery.

The first building block of the church was set on Wednesday October 6, 1809 CE/Ramadhan 21, 1224 Hejirah during the rule of the Minister "Kenj Yousef Pasha", the general governor of Syria and Tripoli. The governor of Tripoli at that time was Ali Beik el-As'ad, The head of the religious quart was Sheikh Khalil Barakeh, and the Moufti (the highest Islamic authority of the city) was Abdullah Karameh. The Church was renovated and enlarged in the summer of 1938 CE during the period of the Moutran of Tripoli Alexandros Hajji.