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Tripoli - Libya

Action of 16 May 1797

The action of 16 May 1797 took place near Tripoli in present-day Libya. The Danish squadron was victorious over a Tripolitan squadron that outnumbered them in terms of the number of vessels. The result was a peace treaty between the Bey of Tripoli and Denmark.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1797, Naval battles involving Denmark, , 1797 in Denmark

Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor

The Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor, was a naval action during a naval blockade which took place in Tripoli Harbor in 1804. The battle is part of the First Barbary War between forces of the United States and the forces of Tripoli.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Naval battles of the Barbary Wars, United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ottoman Tripolitania, History of Tripoli

University of Tripoli

University of Tripoli, is the largest and most important institute of higher education in Libya, providing undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels of study. It is located in the capital Tripoli. It used to be a branch of University of Libya before it was divided in 1973.

Located at 32.8558, 13.2213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.428 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1973, Universities in Libya, Tripoli, University of Tripoli

First Battle of Tripoli Harbor

The First Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval battle fought on May 16, 1802 in Tripoli Harbor between a combined force consisting of the American frigate USS Boston and two Swedish Navy frigates against several Tripolitan Barbary corsairs. The Swedish-American force was enforcing the blockade when an engagement broke out between it and Tripolitan forces. The Allied fleet damaged the Tripolitan squadron as well as the harbor fortifications before withdrawing and resuming the blockade.

Located at 32.9047, 13.1933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Naval battles of the Barbary Wars, Naval battles involving Sweden

Gurgi Mosque

Gurgi Mosque is a mosque in Tripoli, Libya. It lies in the heart of old Tripoli (the medina) as part of a complex of historic buildings. The mosque is an important tourist attraction, as is the area as a whole; nearby is the Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius. The mosque was commissioned by Mustafa Gurgi and built in 1834. Tripoli then was under Ottoman ruler Pasha Yusuf Karamanli, whose reign extended from 1795 to 1832. The Gurgi Mosque was built by the command of the naval captain Mustafa Gurgi.

Located at 32.8994, 13.1756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Mosques in Tripoli, Religious buildings completed in 1834

Bin Ashur

Bin Ashur is a neighbourhood of Tripoli, Libya. The densely-populated area housed many diplomats and was considered to be a wealthy area. United States bombing in 1986 devastated the neighbourhood. Eiji Tanaka, the Ambassador of Japan to Libya, speculated that the U.S. bombs were intended to reach the Central Security Organization behind the Embassy of France to Libya, which received damage.

Located at 32.8772, 13.2126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Port of Tripoli

The Port of Tripoli is the principal sea port in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and one of the oldest ports in the Mediterranean. The port serves general cargo, bulk cargo & passengers. The Port of Tripoli contains many cargo terminals, and is capable of servicing many ships at once. The port also features a yacht club, and fishing wharf.

Located at 32.9047, 13.1933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tripoli, Ports and harbors of Libya

Red Castle Museum

The Red Castle Museum or Assaraya Alhamra Museum, or Archaeological Museum of Tripoli, is Libya's national museum. Designed in conjunction with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the museum covers 5,000 years from prehistory to the independence revolution (1953) era. It is located in Tripoli's Assaria al-Hamra or Red Castle fortress, on the promontory above and adjacent to the old-town district with medina Ghadema.

Located at 32.8958, 13.1803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Archaeological museums, Forts in Libya, History museums, Museums established in 1919, Museums in Tripoli, Natural history museums

Siege of Tripoli (1551)

The Siege of Tripoli occurred in 1551 when the Ottomans besieged and vanquished the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli, modern Libya. The Spanish Habsburgs had established a fort in Tripoli in 1510 under Charles V, and remitted it the Knights in 1530. The siege culminated in a six-day bombardment and the surrender of the city on 15 August.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1551, Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving the Knights Hospitaller, History of Tripoli, Suleiman the Magnificent, 16th century in the Ottoman Empire, 1550s in Africa

Action of 1 August 1801

The Action of 1 August 1801 was a single-ship action of the First Barbary War fought between the American schooner USS Enterprise and the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli off the coast of modern-day Libya. As part of Commodore Richard Dale's Mediterranean Squadron, Enterprise had been deployed with the American force blockading the Vilayet of Tripoli. Enterprise, under the command of Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, had been sent by Commodore Dale to gather supplies at Malta.

Located at 32.8762, 13.1875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.428 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1801, Naval battles of the Barbary Wars

Tripoli Cathedral

Tripoli Cathedral was a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, located on Algeria/Elgazayer Square - Maidan al Jazair /Maydan elgazayer in the city centre.

Located at 32.8906, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1928, Cathedrals in Libya, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Mosques in Tripoli, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Africa, Roman Catholic churches in Libya

Action of 22 June 1803

The Action of 22 June 1803 was a naval battle between the United States Navy and the Tripolitan Navy during the First Barbary War. Two ships from the American squadron blockading Tripoli, the USS John Adams and the USS Enterprise, met and engaged a Tripolitan polacre along with nine gunboats. After fighting a sharp action for forty five minutes the gunboats veered off and the polacre was abandoned.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Naval battles of the Barbary Wars, Conflicts in 1803

Bombardment of Tripoli (1828)

The Bombardment of Tripoli in 1828 was a naval engagement fought between the navies of Tripoli and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. After the Pasha of Tripoli demanded money from the Kingdom of Two Sicillies in exchange for peace, the Neapolitan government sent a squadron to Tripoli to refuse the Tripolitan demands and attempt to coerce the Tripolitans away from war.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Naval battles involving the Kingdom of Naples

Martyrs' Square, Tripoli

The Martyrs' Square; known as Green Square (الساحة الخضراء as-Sāḥah al-Khaḍrā’) under the Gaddafi government; Independence Square (ميدان الاستقلال Maydān al-Istiqlāl) during the monarchy; and originally known as Piazza Italia ("Italy Square") is a downtown landmark at the bay in the city of Tripoli, Libya. The main commercial center of the city surrounds the square. The Square is also a main tourist attraction in Tripoli.

Located at 32.895, 13.1811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Buildings and structures of the Libyan Civil War, National squares, Squares in Libya, Tripoli

Bab al-Azizia

Bab al-Azizia "The Splendid Gate" is a military barracks and compound, situated in the southern suburbs of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It served as the main base for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until its capture by anti-Gaddafi forces on 23 August 2011, during the Battle of Tripoli in the Libyan civil war.

Located at 32.8722, 13.1736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.428 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Buildings and structures of the Libyan Civil War, Military installations of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Presidential palaces

Zawiyat al-Dahmani

Zawiyat al-Dahmani is a suburb of Tripoli, Libya. It lies between the coast to the north, and the suburb of Fashloom to the south. As of 22 February 2011, during the Libyan civil war, there were reports that it had been cordoned off by Libyan security forces. At the beginning of the Battle of Tripoli, Al Jazeera reported that Zawiyat al-Dahmani was under the opposition control.

Located at 32.8955, 13.2043 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Fashloom

The Fashloom district is a suburb of Tripoli, Libya. It lies inland to the south of the suburb of Zawiyat al-Dahmani, and southeast of the Martyrs' Square. It is one of the more impoverished districts of the city. On 22 February 2011, during the Libyan civil war, there were reports that it had been cordoned off by Libyan security forces. An anti-Gaddafi street protest took place in Fashloom on 7 April. Participants' faces were hidden with scarves and they held anti-Gaddafi banners.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Tripoli protests and clashes (February 2011)

The 2011 Tripoli clashes were a series of confrontations between Libyan anti-government demonstrators and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the capital city of Tripoli at the beginning of the Libyan civil war. During the early days of the uprising, there was significant unrest in the city, but the city remained under the control of the government.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Battles of the Libyan civil war, Conflicts in 2011, Battles involving Libya, History of Tripoli, 2011 protests

Tarabulus Zoo Park

Tarabulus Zoo Park is a park in Tripoli, Libya, located to the south of Tripoli city center. Tripoli Zoo is in the south-west corner of the park, and the Rixos Al Nasr hotel is situated in its south-east corner. Colonel Gaddafi's Bab al-Azizia complex is situated immediately to the north-east of the park.

Located at 32.8621, 13.187 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.427 miles away.
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Parks in Libya, Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Souq al Jum'aa

Souq al Jum`aa is a district in Tripoli, Libya. The Souq al Jum'aa residents are known to be the original inhabitants of Tripoli. The population (2011) is estimated to be at 450,000. 95% of the native residents are considered ethnically Arab. The rest are usually black Africans. The area was named after a market called Friday's Market, which is what the name translates to in Arabic. The market was called by this name because it only opened on Fridays.

Located at 32.8833, 13.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tripoli

Battle of Tripoli (2011)

The Battle of Tripoli was a military confrontation in Tripoli, Libya, between loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi, the longtime leader of Libya, and the National Transitional Council, which was attempting to overthrow Gaddafi and take control of the capital.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Articles created via the Article Wizard, Articles with images not understandable by color blind users, Battles of the Libyan civil war, Battles involving Qatar, History of Tripoli, Military operations involving NATO, Tripoli

Rixos Al Nasr

The Rixos Al Nasr is a five star hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Owned by the Turkish-based Rixos Hotels group, it is located in the center of Tripoli, at one corner of Tarabulus Zoo Park. Opened on the 12 March 2010, amongst its first guests was the President of Eritrea, Isaias Afewerki. The hotel has two floors built on timber, and is surrounded by a garden that backs on to Tripoli's biggest parkland. All external surfaces of the hotel building are covered with green plants.

Located at 32.8593, 13.1939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.427 miles away.
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Buildings and structures of the Libyan Civil War, Hotels in Tripoli, Hotel buildings completed in 2010, Hotels established in 2010

Museum of Libya

The Museum of Libya is a museum located in Tripoli, Libya.

Located at 32.8878, 13.1894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Museums with year of establishment missing, Museums in Tripoli, Archaeological museums in Libya

Royal Palace of Tripoli

The Royal Palace was the residence of the Libyan monarch in the capital city Tripoli. Another residence was the Al-Manar Palace in Benghazi, which was donated by King Idris of Libya as the first campus of the University of Libya. Another residence at Bab Zaytun was further to the east in Tobruk. It was converted into a public library after the coup d'etat of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

Located at 32.8878, 13.1892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.429 miles away.
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Houses completed in the 20th century, Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libyan monarchy, Libraries in Libya, Palaces

Maktab al-Nasser prison

Maktab al-Nasser prison is a prison in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli, Libya. Prior to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's government in the 2011 Libyan civil war, it served as a prison and office of the internal security agency. Many of the prisoners held there would often be later transferred to Abu Salim prison.

Located at 32.9022, 13.1858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.430 miles away.
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Prisons in Libya, Tripoli