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Tripoli
32.89° N, 13.18° E
- Population
- 2,189,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 16
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 16 cities of Libya in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Libya, so this is not a national ranking.
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Practical bearings for Tripoli, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Tripoli have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name derives from the Greek words "tri" and "polis", meaning "three cities."
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person