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Tripoli

Northern Africa

Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, on the edge of the desert on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,183,000 1
Area (sq km)
1507 1
Founding Year
6th century BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
81 1
Latitude
32.8875 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.1875 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Libya, Countries
Source Tripoli (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Libya, Countries

Tripoli is the capital of Libya.

Source Tripoli (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Supreme Court of Libya

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Law No. 6 of 1982 on reorganising the Supreme Court, DCAF Libya legal databaseArticle 4, sessions in the city of Tripoli (seat)
Quote, Article 4, sessions in the city of Tripoli (seat)
The Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in the city of Tripoli in the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Sources
1. Tripoli (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    is the capital and largest city of Libya
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,183,000
  • Infobox, Population year
    2023
  • Infobox, Area
    1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    32.88750°N 13.18750°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    32.88750°N 13.18750°E
  • Infobox: elevation_ft
    266
  • Associated With: Libya, Infobox, Country
    Libya
  • Capital Of: Libya, Lead section, capital fact
    Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021.
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2. Wikidata: Tripoli
  • Wikidata Q3579, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • Wikidata Q3579 P571
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Tripoli (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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