Time of the basis: Population: Area: Monetary unit:

I millenium BC 1,7 million persons of 630 sq. km Libyan dinar

Tripoli (Tarabulus-ale-tarb) - a city which is administrative, cultural, trading and industrial centre of Libya.
It is considered to be city Founders Phoenicians. Originally Tripoli was called as Ea. Up to V century this city was subject to Roman empire, in VI century it has passed in submission to Byzantium, in VII century this territory has appeared under the power of Arabian the Caliph. In 1911 the capital of Libya was seized by Italians, till 1943 this city was the Italian colony. In 1943 in Tripoli Englishmen have invaded. In 1951 of Tripoli was a part of the cities which have made the independent United Kingdom Libya, and in 1969 this city has been proclaimed by an administrative centre of the Libyan Arabian Republic.

The Overwhelming part of the metropolitan population is Arabs. Natives of Pakistan, Greece, Italy, Turkey, India, Egypt and Malta live also. By a state language it is recognised Arabian. To the middle of XX century English language which has bypassed Italian on popularity has enough propagated. Almost all inhabitants of capital (about 99 %) practise Islam (the state religion of Libya) the Sunnite of sense.
In a city the university, School of applied arts and crafts, Institute of postal service and telecommunications, the Egyptian cultural centre, a number of scientific institutions and companies, the State library, Is musical-drama school, National is musical-drama troupe "Al-Amal", National theatre, the Museum of natural history and the Archaeological museum, a zoo are possessed. It is possible to carry Mark Avrelija's Triumphal arch to main cultural and historical monuments, mosques It is nude, Karamanli, Gurdzhi, a palace of Kastello. Besides it, in a city many classical bazaars and mosques. Tripoli can be divided conditionally on two parts: the Old city and the New city. In the New city business and public buildings, the apartment houses erected in modern style are propagated basically. It is a lot of in a city of the constructions concerning up the time of domination here Italians, Carthaginians and Phoenicians. From religious constructions in capital the Greek both Catholic churches and a number of synagogues are erected.



the Flag Tripoli represents a panel divided across on five equal strips of red and yellow colours. Colours of strips on a flag alternate among themselves.
the Arms cities officially are not accepted.