My favorite city (Tripoli) through the old photos.
My city, Tripoli is my favorite city in the whole world, where I was born and raised, Tripoli (Arabic: Ṭarābulus; Berber: Ṭrables) is the capital city and the largest city of Libya. Tripoli, with its metropolitan area, has a population of about 2 million people. The city is located in the northwestern part of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay.
Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who named it Oea. Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli.
Tripoli is also known as Tripoli-of-the-West to distinguish it from its Phoenician sister city Tripoli, Lebanon known in Arabic as Ṭarābulus al-Sham meaning "Levantine Tripoli". It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean (Arabic: ʼarūsat el-baḥr; lit: "bride of the sea"), describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings.
Tripoli English pronunciation: /ˈtrɪpəli/ is a Greek name that means "Three Cities", introduced in Western European languages through the Italian Tripoli. In Arabic: it is called Ṭarābulus Libyan Arabic: Ṭrābləs Berber: Ṭrables, from Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις Trípolis).
This is collection of Old Pictures of Tripoli.
