Trípoli

"Trípoli (en árabe, arbulus, también arbulus al-Garb o Trípoli de Occidente, para diferenciarla de su homónima libanesa), antiguamente Oea en latín, es la capital y la ciudad más poblada de Libia. Es, además, la sede del Gobierno central y la administración. Etimológicamente, el nombre procede del griego () Tri polis, tres ciudades. Tiene una población de cerca de 1 690 000 habitantes y está situada al noroeste del país, en la costa mediterránea. Trípoli fue fundada en el S. VII a. C. por los fenicios, quienes la llamaron Oea. Más tarde, con la llegada de los romanos, la ciudad adquirió el estatus de ciudad romana más importante del continente africano. Por la ciudad fueron pasando cronológica e históricamente vándalos, bizantinos, árabes, españoles, turcos, bereberes e italianos. Estos últimos permanecieron en Trípoli desde 1911 hasta 1951, año en que el país logró la independencia. La ciudad es el principal puerto marítimo, centro comercial y manufacturero del país. En ella se encuentra la prestigiosa Universidad de Al-Fateh. Debido a su larga historia, hay multitud de enclaves arqueológicos muy notables en Trípoli. Era una de las ciudades más modernas, ricas y con un mayor nivel de vida de África antes de la guerra de 2011 contra el coronel Gadafi."

"Tripoli (Arabic: , arbulus; Berber: rables) is the capital city and the largest city of Libya. Tripoli, with its metropolitan area, has a population of about 1.1 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 includes the Port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing centre. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli. The vast Bab al-Azizia barracks, which includes the former family estate of Muammar Gaddafi, is also located in the city. Colonel Gaddafi largely ruled the country from his residence in this barracks. 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" may also refer to the shabiyah (top-level administrative division in the current Libyan system), the Tripoli District. Tripoli is also known as Tripoli-of-the-West (Arabic: arbulus al-Gharb), to distinguish it from its Phoenician sister city Tripoli, Lebanon known in Arabic as arbulus al-Sham ( ) meaning "Levantine Tripoli". It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean (Arabic: arsat el-bar; lit: "bride of the sea"), describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli English pronunciation: /trpli/ is a Greek name that means "Three Cities", introduced in Western European languages through the Italian Tripoli. In Arabic: it is called arbulus (, Libyan Arabic: rbls , Berber: rables, from Ancient Greek: Trípolis). Compare Sanskrit, "tri" meaning the number 3, and "pura" meaning a fortress, castle, city or town. Hence, in Sanskrit "Tripura" also means "Three Cities"."