Tripoli, Lebanon (lbn)

Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon ranks 2,641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mülheim, Saint-Denis, Réunion, and Libourne. Memorable people born in Tripoli, Lebanon include Najib Mikati, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, and Fawzi al-Qawuqji. Memorable people who died in Tripoli, Lebanon include Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, and Raymond II, Count of Tripoli. Tripoli, Lebanon has been the birth place of many politicians and military personnels and the death place of many politicians and noblemen. Tripoli, Lebanon is located in Lebanon.

Tripoli is the largest and most important city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated 81 km (50 mi) north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Tripoli overlooks the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and it is the northernmost seaport in Lebanon. The city is predominantly inhabited by Sunni Muslims, with smaller populations of Alawites and Christians, including Maronites and Armenians among others. Read more on Wikipedia