Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country, situated 81 kilometers north of the capital Beirut. It is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District, overlooks the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is the northernmost seaport in Lebanon. The city is predominantly inhabited by Sunni Muslims, with smaller populations of Alawites and Christians, including Maronites and Armenians.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude34.436667 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Tripoli, Lebanon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
Tripoli was originally established as a Phoenician colony in the 8th century BC.
Infobox: population_total
892398
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source 2. Tripoli, Lebanon (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 34.436667, longitude 35.834444
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 222 m
P2046 (area)
area 14.0 sq km
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 34.4367,35.8344
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 21.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 35.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 35.75
34.25 35.75 Csa
5. GeoNames: Tripoli - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 266826, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.96 km)Quote, cities500 record 266826, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.96 km)
34.43352 35.84415 P PPLA LB 09 229398 51 Asia/Beirut
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