Tripoli
Lebanon's second-largest city and its northernmost seaport, Tripoli sits on the eastern Mediterranean with a walkable centre dense with cafés and Mamluk architecture — a concentration second only to Cairo. The Citadel of Tripoli, the largest crusader castle in Lebanon, and the Mansouri Great Mosque anchor the historic core. Just offshore, the Palm Islands nature reserve shelters endangered loggerhead turtles, monk seals, and migratory birds. The city's history reaches back to at least the 14th century BC, when the Phoenicians knew it as Athar.
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- Population229,398
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
Nearest airports
Tripoli: quick answers
Where is Tripoli?
Tripoli is in Lebanon.
How do you get to Tripoli?
The nearest airport is Tripoli (KYE), about 54 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Tripoli?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 10°C51°F. The wettest month is January, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Tripoli?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 13 restaurants, 18 cafés and 50 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Tripoli?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Deir el Ahmar, Bsharri and Jounieh.