Tripoli, Libya

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Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس ṭarābulus), often called Tripoli of the West (طرابلس الغرب ṭarābulus al-gharb) to distinguish the city from Tripoli, Lebanon (Tripoli of the East), is the capital of the Libyan Arab Republic, one of the 20 republics (federated states) of the Arab Union. Home to a total of population of 1,447,780 and a metropolitan population of over 4.22 million as of the 2020 census, Tripoli is also Libya's most populous city and urban area. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and Libya's largest commercial and manufacturing centre. It is also the site of the Libyan University of Tripoli.

Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who gave it the Libyco-Berber name Oyat (Punic: 𐤅𐤉‬‬𐤏‬𐤕‬, Wyʿt), before passing into the hands of the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica as Oea (Greek: Ὀία, Oía). Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archeological significance in Tripoli. Tripoli also serves as the capital city of the Tripoli District, one of the ten districts of Libya.