Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli طرابلس
City
Ṭarābulus
Clockwise from top left: Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, Mansouri Great Mosque minaret, Mamluk architecture, bay view, and a Syriac Catholic church
Tripoli Tripoli in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°26′12″N 35°50′04″E / 34.43667°N 35.83444°E / 34.43667; 35.83444
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Tripoli District
Area
• Total	27.30 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	342,760
• Density	13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)

Tripoli (Formal Arabic: طرابلس / ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus^{[a 1]}; Lebanese Arabic: Ṭrāblus;^[2] 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.

About 80 percent of the people who live in the city are Sunni Muslims, as well as Alawite Muslims (approximately 15%), and a small percentage of Orthodox and Maronite Christians (approximately 5%).

1. ↑ "طَرَابُلُس: Lebanon". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
2. ↑ "Trâblous: Lebanon". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-12-13.