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Tripoli is the capital city and the largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.158 million people in 2018. 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. Tripoli is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of Libya. The city was founded by the Phoenicians on a small, rocky promontory. Known by the Romans as Oea, it formed (with Sabrata and Leptis Magna) the tripolis (Greek, three towns) from which its modern name derives.

Historical, Cultural facts & Religion

Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who gave it the name of Oea. They didn’t stay long, however, and Oea became part of Cyrenaica, a Greek colony that occupied much of modern Libya and Egypt. Next came invasion from Carthaginians, and by 2BC, the city was firmly under Roman control. The Libyan culture is a blend of many influences, due to its exposure to many historical eras. Its culture involves roots in Berber, African, Turkish, and Arab cultures. Libya was also an Italian colony for about three decades, which had a great impact on the culture. Sunni Islam of the Maliki school of jurisprudence is the dominant religion in Libya. Other than the overwhelming majority of Sunni Muslims, there are also small Christian communities, composed exclusively of foreigners.

Brief City  History

Tripoli has been the capital of Libya since its independence in 1951. Tripoli is the largest city in the country and in 2002 it had an estimated population of 1,223,300 people. The city is also the chief seaport, commercial, transport, communication, and industrial center of Libya. Tripoli is located on the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding countryside is in one of the most fertile agricultural areas in North Africa. The city of Tripoli was originally named Oea by the Phoenicians who had founded it in the 7th century BCE.  It was later developed by the Romans who controlled it from the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century AD. The Arabs conquered Tripoli in the 7th century AD and used it as the northern terminus for some of the major Trans-Saharan trade routes south to the empires of Mali and Songhai. The city was captured by Ottoman Turks in 1551 but they found it difficult to maintain control and by the late 17th Century it became a haven for pirates.  In fact, the first U.S. involvement with Tripoli came in June 1801 when President Thomas Jefferson sent the U.S. Navy into the Mediterranean Sea to protect American merchant ships from pirates from the Barbary Coast (now Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya). Although the U.S. had been paying tribute since 1796, when Tripoli’s leaders demanded a huge increase, the President refused and instead sent the Navy against the pirates.  In August 1804 the U.S. Navy returned to the region and engaged in a major naval battle with pirates in Tripoli’s harbor.  The final conflict between the U.S. and Tripoli over tribute and ransom demands ended in 1815.

In 1911, Italy seized Tripoli from its Ottoman rulers and made it the capital of its colony of Libya. Under the Italians, Tripoli received its first hospital, airport, and railroad.  They also introduced the Tripoli International Fair in 1927, considered the oldest trade fair in Africa.  During World War II Tripoli was an important base for German and Italian forces operating in North Africa.  As such the city was a bombing target for British and U.S. warplanes between 1941 and 1942 until its capture by British forces on January 23, 1943.  The British controlled Tripoli until Libya became independent in 1951. With Libyan independence, Tripoli for the first time in centuries was no longer occupied by foreign forces.  In 1969, however, Libyan Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi staged a successful coup against the royal government. Qaddafi used Libya’s old wealth to build up the infrastructure of Tripoli and to engage in interventions in other nations to support insurgent movements. In 1986, the United States Air Force bombed Tripoli because of Libya’s support of worldwide terrorism. Qaddafi defied western powers and continued to embrace radical movements around the world which in turn led to diplomatic isolation and economic stagnation for Tripoli until the early years of the 21st Century.  By the time Qaddafi began to turn again to the United States, Great Britain, and Italy, anti-government forces drove him from power in Tripoli and he was killed on October 20, 2011. Three years later Tripoli continues to suffer from political unrest and fighting among the anti-government forces that captured the city.  In late July of 2014, the United States Embassy in Tripoli was shut down and about 150 staff members were relocated safely to Tunisia in about five hours. The evacuation occurred because of the fighting in proximity to the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. The groups engaged in this conflict are divided along ethnic, regional, or sectarian lines and are fighting over power and the wealth provided by Libya’s oil.

Language (s) Written & Spoken

The official language of Libya is Modern Standard Arabic. Most residents speak one of the varieties of Arabic as a first language, most prominently Libyan Arabic, but also Egyptian Arabic and Tunisian Arabic.

Important Types of Commerce in Tripoli

MAJOR INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, Cement, Fishing, Food Processing, Handicrafts, Oil and Gas Production and Refining, Textiles.

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Arabic is the official language of Tripoli. For any industry to penetrate into Tripoli, it’s exceptionally important to use a professional translator when you want to translate Arabic. Many business sectors, including Automobile, Legal, Medical, Agriculture, Tech, Science, Government and so on utilize professional Arabic translation services to flawlessly translate their important documents. A professional Arabic translator with an expert understanding of the use of vocabulary and grammar is best equipped to handle the specific nuances of this unique language.

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