Tripoli

TripoliorTripolis(from Ancient Greek:Τρίπολις,meaning "three cities" ) may refer to:

Places

Greece

• Tripolis (region of Arcadia),a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
• Tripolis (Larisaia),an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa
• Tripolis (Perrhaebia),a district of three cities in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece
• Tripolis (region of Laconia),a district in ancient Laconia, Greece
• Tripoli, Greece,a modern city in Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese region

Lebanon

• Tripoli, Lebanon,the second largest city in Lebanon
  • Tripoli District, Lebanon,a district in North Governorate
  • Tripolis (region of Phoenicia),a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia
  • County of Tripoli,one of the medieval Crusader states centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
  • Eyalet of Tripoli,a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli, Lebanon
• Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Libya

• Tripoli, Libya,the capital of Libya
  • Tripoli District, Libya,one of Libya's districts
  • Tripolitania,a historic region of Libya
    • Ottoman Tripolitania,frequently described as the "Kingdom of Tripoli"
    • Tripolis (region of Africa),a district in ancient Tripolitania
    • Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica,historical polity

Turkey

• Tripolis on the Meander,an ancient city In Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia, Caria and Phrygia
• Tripolis (Pontus),an ancient Greek city in the Pontus region of Turkey
  • Tirebolu,the modern city in Giresun Province, Turkey, taking its name from and located on the site

United States

• Tripoli, Iowa,a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States
• Tripoli, Wisconsin,an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
• New Tripoli, Pennsylvania,a village in Pennsylvania, United States

People

• Leo of Tripoli(early 10th century), a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate
• Melisende of Tripoli(fl. around 1160), daughter of the ruler of the Crusader County of Tripoli, Lebanon
• Salvatore Tripoli(1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist
• Tony Tripoli(born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist
• Jaman Tripoli(fl. 1998-2005), American soccer player
• Pietro Tripoli(born 1987), Italian footballer

Entertainment

• Tripoli(film),a 1950 American adventure film
• "Tripoli", a song by Matthew Good Band fromThe Audio of Being
• "Tripoli", a song by Pinback fromPinback
• Moses Tripoli, a reincarnation of the characterHanzee Dentin the TV showFargo

Sport

• AC Tripoli,an association football club in Tripoli, Lebanon
• Al Mouttahed Tripoli,or United Club Tripoli, a sports club in Tripoli, Lebanon
• Asteras Tripoli F.C.,an association football club in Tripoli, Greece
• Tripoli Grand Prix,a car race held between 1925-1940 outside Tripoli, Libya

Other uses

• USSTripoli,various US Navy ships
• Rotten stone,a polishing agent also known as tripoli

See also

• Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation)
• Bombardment of Tripoli (disambiguation)
• History of Tripoli (disambiguation)
• Raymond of Tripoli (disambiguation)
• Tripoli air crash (disambiguation)
• Tripoli Airport (disambiguation)
• Tripoli Creek (disambiguation)
• Tripoli Lake (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containingTripoli
• Tarablus (disambiguation),Arabic form of the Greek word
• Tri-Cities (disambiguation),English equivalent of the Greek word