Tripoli (disambiguation)
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Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya.
Tripoli or Tripolis may also refer to:
Cities and other geographic units
Greece
- Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
- Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
- Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa
- Tripolis (Perrhaebia), a district of three cities in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece
- Tripolis (region of Laconia), a district in ancient Laconia, Greece
Lebanon
- Tripoli, Lebanon, the second largest city in Lebanon
- Tripolis (region of Phoenicia), a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia
- County of Tripoli, one of the medieval Crusader states centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
- Eyalet of Tripoli, a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
Libya
- Tripoli, the capital of Libya
- Tripoli District, Libya, one of Libya's districts
- Tripolitania, a historic region of Libya
- Eyalet of Tripolitania, a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli, Libya
- Tripolis (region of Africa), a district in ancient Tripolitania
Turkey
- Tripolis ad Maeandrum, an ancient city In Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia, Caria and Phrygia
- Tripolis (Pontus), an ancient Greek city in the Pontus region of Turkey
- Tirebolu, the modern city in Giresun Province, Turkey, taking its name from and located on the site
New World: United States
- New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, a village in Pennsylvania, United States
- Tripoli, Iowa, a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States
- Tripoli, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Surnames, titles and nicknames
- Jaman Tripoli American soccer player, professional career 1998-2005
- Leo of Tripoli (early 10th century), a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate
- Melisende of Tripoli (fl. around 1160), daughter of the ruler of the Crusader County of Tripoli, Lebanon
- Pietro Tripoli (born 1987), Italian footballer
- Salvatore Tripoli (1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist
- Sam Tripoli, contemporary American comedian and TV host
- Tony Tripoli (born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist
Entertainment
- Pirates of Tripoli, 1955 American film
- Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love, 1954 Italian film by Ferruccio Cerio
- Tripoli (film), a 1950 historical feature movie starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, and Howard da Silva
- "Tripoli", song by Matthew Good Band from The Audio of Being
- Tripoli, song by the indie rock band Pinback
Sport
- AC Tripoli, an association football club in Tripoli, Lebanon
- Al Mouttahed Tripoli, or United Club Tripoli, a sports club in Tripoli, Lebanon
- Asteras Tripoli F.C., an association football club in Tripoli, Greece
- Tripoli Grand Prix, a car race held between 1925-1940 outside Tripoli, Libya
Ships
- USS Tripoli, various US Navy ships
Botanics
- Black Tripoli, another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger
- Cocozelle von tripolis, species of Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin)
Other uses
Libya
- Corinthia Hotel Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya
- Grand Hotel Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya
- Seal of Tripoli, the official emblem of Libya's capital
- Timeline of Tripoli, Libya
- Treaty of Tripoli (1797), the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripoli (Ottoman Tripolitania in today's Libya)
- Tripoli (airport), Libya
- Tripoli Agreement, aka Libya Accord and Tripoli Declaration, 2006 treaty ending the Chadian-Sudanese conflict
- Tripoli Cathedral, former Roman Catholic church, since 1970 mosque, in Tripoli, Libya
- Tripoli Reserve, protected reserve in Libya
- Tripoli Zoo, zoological and botanical garden in Tripoli, Libya
United States
- Tripoli Monument (sculpture), (oldest American war memorial monument) - an 1806 monument at the United States Naval Academy since 1860, (previously at the Washington Navy Yard, and later the west front of the U.S. Capitol)
- Tripoli Rocketry Association, a U.S. model rocketry association
Other
- Rotten stone, a polishing agent also known as tripoli
See also
- Tripura or Tripuri, Indian form of the Greek word
Disambiguation
- Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation)
- Tarablus (disambiguation), Arabic form of the Greek word
- Tri-Cities (disambiguation), English equivalent of the Greek word
- Bombardment of Tripoli (disambiguation)
- History of Tripoli (disambiguation)
- Raymond of Tripoli (disambiguation)
- Tripoli Airport (disambiguation)
- Tripoli Creek (disambiguation)
- Tripoli Lake (disambiguation)
- Tripoli air crash (disambiguation)
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