Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli.
Image: Tripoli at night sky
Image: Tripoli Central Business District from Oea Park
Image: Marcus Aurelius Arch Tripoli Libya
Image: Tripoli panoramio
Sabratha
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Sabratha, in the Zawiya District of Libya, was the westernmost of the ancient "three cities" of Roman Tripolis, alongside Oea and Leptis Magna. From 2001 to 2007 it was the capital of the former Sabratha wa Sorman District. It lies on the Mediterranean coast about 70 km (43 mi) west of modern Tripoli. The extant archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
Theater of Sabratha
A coin of Sabratha with the Punic name ṣbrtʿn
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Theatre, 2006