Tripoli

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Tripoli or Tripolis (from Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις, meaning "three cities") may refer to:

Places

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
  • Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece

Lebanon

  • Tripoli, Lebanon, the second largest city in Lebanon
    • Tripoli District, Lebanon, a district in North Governorate
    • 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
  • Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Libya

  • Tripoli, Libya, the capital of Libya
    • Tripoli District, Libya, one of Libya's districts
    • Tripolitania, a historic region of Libya
      • Ottoman Tripolitania, frequently described as the "Kingdom of Tripoli"
      • Tripolis (region of Africa), a district in ancient Tripolitania
      • Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, historical polity

Turkey

  • Tripolis on the Meander, 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

United States

  • Tripoli, Iowa, a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States
  • Tripoli, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
  • New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, a village in Pennsylvania, United States

People

  • 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
  • Salvatore Tripoli (1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist
  • Tony Tripoli (born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist
  • Jaman Tripoli (fl. 1998-2005), American soccer player
  • Pietro Tripoli (born 1987), Italian footballer

Entertainment

  • Tripoli (film), a 1950 American adventure film
  • "Tripoli", a song by Matthew Good Band from The Audio of Being
  • "Tripoli", a song by Pinback from Pinback
  • Moses Tripoli, a reincarnation of the character Hanzee Dent in the TV show Fargo

Sport

Other uses

  • USS Tripoli, various US Navy ships
  • Rotten stone, a polishing agent also known as tripoli

See also

  • Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation)
  • Bombardment of Tripoli (disambiguation)
  • History of Tripoli (disambiguation)
  • Raymond of Tripoli (disambiguation)
  • Tripoli air crash (disambiguation)
  • Tripoli Airport (disambiguation)
  • Tripoli Creek (disambiguation)
  • Tripoli Lake (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles containing Tripoli
  • Tarablus (disambiguation), Arabic form of the Greek word
  • Tri-Cities (disambiguation), English equivalent of the Greek word
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