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- 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 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
Index Tripolis is 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.
- Tripoli e-Discussion Society
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
Present aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon
- Tripoli Radio
Tripoli Internet Radio features original on-demand programs about different aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.
- Tripoli TV
Tripoli Internet TV brings you the latest video clips related to Tripoli and features original on-demand films about different aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.
Past
- History
A quick reference about Tripoli in the Prehistorical, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusades, 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 on the present and history of Tripoli, Lebanon.
- Tourist Guide
A comprehensive tourist guide for sightseeing in the historical districts of 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.
Languages
- Français
Bienvenue à Tripoli, Liban
- عربي
أهلاً بكم في طرابلس لبنان
- Ramadhan / رمضان
The Holy Month of Ramadhan in Tripoli / شهر رمضان المبارك في طرابلس
- عائلات
العائلات الطرابلسية
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1099 CE: Beginning of a ten years siege of Tripoli by Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse (d. 1105 prior to the ending of the siege).
1103 CE: Beginning of the construction of the Citadel.
1109 CE: Fall of Tripoli to the Crusaders and its rebuilding over Muslim town.
1268 CE: The castle and the Crusaders burg occupied and destroyed by Baibars.
1289 CE: Fall of Crusader Tripoli (harbor city or El-Mina) to Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun.
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Chief town of the county of Tripoli (Latin state of the Levant) extending from Jubayl to Latakia and including the Plain of Akkar with the famous Krak des Chevaliers; also the seat of a
bishopric.
Some of the coins issued in Tripoli in the Crusaders period.
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| Economy and Dominant Function |
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Busy port and major center of silk weaving, with as many as 4,000 looms; an important producer of lemons, oranges, and sugar cane.
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It is curious to reflect that for 180 years, during the Frankish occupation, Langue d'Oc, the language of Provence, was spoken in Tripoli and a neighbouring village, owing to the influence of a
number of Provencal nobles and courtiers who came here. At that time, Tripoli had a heterogeneous popualtion including Western Europeans, Greeks, Armenians, Maronites, Nestorians, Jews, and
Muslims.
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| City Size and Urban Growth |
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Growth of the inland settlement surrounding "Pilgrim's Mountain" (the Citadel) into a built-up suburb including the main religious monuments of the city.
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