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TRIPOLI
Tripoli is a place steeped in history, yet excels as a fascinating commercial and cosmopolitan port city. The city over looks a wide harbour, where commercial shipping mingles with traditional and leisure sailing experiences. This capital city of Libya is a great coastal melting pot of different cultures. The true heart of Tripoli is found in the exotic old town, among the narrow winding streets and Arab accommodations with splendid architecture. The air here is always heavy with the interesting stories from the past. Tripoli landscape is laden with over hundreds of years of foreign invasions and countless battles, and the ruins stand as a testament to this tumultuous past. Situated on the northwestern part of the country, the city has developed by the shores of Mediterranean Sea. Today, Tripoli is the commercial; industrial, administrative and transportation centre point of Libya and houses a population of more than 1.5 million people.
Tripoli was first founded around the seventh century B.C. as Oea by Phoenicians. Then it was taken over by the Romans, the Spanish and the Ottoman Turks in different periods of time. It was the battleground of the Tripolitan War and remained under Italian occupation for a while. Presently, it is a place where both history and progress are greatly valued. From the market place of the Jamahiriya to the city centre near the First September, Tripoli welcomes you to explore new destinations. The city boasts of an array of plush hotels and bed and breakfasts that are well versed in the traditional duties of hospitality. You can also take apartments for rent along the Gargarish beachfront or the lush orange orchards of Tripoli. The city has many museums and galleries and monuments like the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, the National Archives, the Epigraphy Museum and the Islamic Museum. Inexpensive accommodation options like hostels are also available in Tripoli, which mainly houses the students from the local Al-Fateh University.
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