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Tripoli Travel Guide

Tripoli is Libya's economic hub. It is the leading centre of banking, finance and communication in the country as well as an important touristic centre of Northen Africa. Being such an old city, the visitor has a lot of things to admire.

About Tripoli

Tripoli covers an area of 154.4 sq. miles (400 sq. Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.9 million people being the largest, the capital city, the principal sea port, and the largest commercial centre in Libya.

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Gurgi Mosque

The interior of Tripoli’s most attractive mosque is crafted with Egyptian and Greek marble, Moroccan stone and Tunisian tiles. The towering white minaret of this 20th century house of prayers has two balconies, with locals claiming that it was constructed this way in a bid to outshine the Ahmed Paha Mosque.



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