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tripoli-lebanon.org. The walled Nahr Abu Ali at Tripoli. Tripoli (Arabic: طَرَابُلُس, ALA-LC:Ṭarābulus) [ 1 ] is the largest and most important city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. [ 2 ] Situated 81 km (50 mi) north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli ...
The Citadel of Tripoli (Arabic: قَلْعَة طَرَابُلُس ALA-LC: Qalʻat Ṭarābulus) is a 12th-century fortress in Tripoli, Lebanon.It was built at the top of a hill "during the initial Frankish siege of the city between 1102 and 1109" [1] on the orders of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, who baptized it the Castle of Mount Pilgrim [2] (French: château du Mont-Pèlerin; Latin: castellum ...
Taynal. Completed. 1336. The Taynal Mosque (Arabic: مسجد طينال), [1] also known as the Taylan Mosque, [2][3] is a historic mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon. It is located on the left bank of the Abu Ali or Kadisha River, in an area of orchards near the Bab al-Raml cemetery. [1] After the Mansouri Great Mosque, it is one of the most important ...
The Palm Islands Nature Reserve consists of three flat, rocky islands of eroded limestone and the surrounding sea area, located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) offshore and northwest of the city of El Mina, Lebanon, to the west of Tripoli, Lebanon. The overall area of the reserve is 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi), it has been designated as a ...
1298. Specifications. Dome (s) 1. Minaret (s) 2. The Mansouri Great Mosque or Grand Mansouri Mosque (Arabic: المسجد المنصوري الكبير) is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon, also known as the Great Mosque of Tripoli. It was built in the Mamluk period, from 1294 to 1298. [1][2][3] This was the first building to be erected in Mamluki ...
Lion Tower. Picture of the Lion Tower taken at the turn of the 20th century. The Lion Tower (Arabic: برج السبع, romanized: Burj es-Sabaa) is a small fortress located at the far eastern end of the Tripoli harbor in North Lebanon. The tower was named after the relief decorations depicting lions that used to line the façade.