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Tripoli (Probably the Ea of antiquity)

probably the Ea of antiquity, called in Arabia Tarâbulus, or Tarabulus Gharb ("Tripoli of the West"), the capital of the territory of the same name; lies on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay. It is a point of rocky land projecting into the is a typical Moorish city irregularly built, surrounded by high bastioned walls and eelebrated for its beautiful gardens.

There are many mosques, besides several large churches. Though the majority of the inhabitants are Moslems, nearly all the trade is in the hands of Jews and Christians. Pop. about 75,000.