Tripoli

Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:

Cities and other geographic units

Old World

Greece

• Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, 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

Lebanon

• Tripoli, Lebanon, the second largest city in Lebanon
  • 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

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

Turkey

• Tripolis ad Maeandrum, 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

New World

United States

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

Surnames, titles and nicknames

• Jaman Tripoli American soccer player, professional career 1998-2005
• 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
• Pietro Tripoli (born 1987), Italian footballer
• Salvatore Tripoli (1904–1990), American professional boxer and Olympic medalist
• Tony Tripoli (born 1969), American actor and LGBT rights activist

Entertainment

• Pirates of Tripoli, 1955 American film
• Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love, 1954 Italian film by Ferruccio Cerio
• Tripoli (film), a 1950 historical feature movie starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, and Howard da Silva
• "Tripoli", song by Matthew Good Band from The Audio of Being
• Tripoli, song by the indie rock band Pinback

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

Ships

• USS Tripoli, various US Navy ships

Botanics

• Black Tripoli, another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger
• Cocozelle von tripolis, species of Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin)

Other uses

Lebanon

• Lycée Franco-Libanais Tripoli
• Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Libya

• Corinthia Hotel Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya
• Grand Hotel Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya
• Seal of Tripoli, the official emblem of Libya's capital
• Timeline of Tripoli, Libya
• Treaty of Tripoli (1797), the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripoli (Ottoman Tripolitania in today's Libya)
• Tripoli (airport), Libya
• Tripoli Agreement, aka Libya Accord and Tripoli Declaration, 2006 treaty ending the Chadian-Sudanese conflict
• Tripoli Cathedral, former Roman Catholic church, since 1970 mosque, in Tripoli, Libya
• Tripoli Reserve, protected reserve in Libya
• Tripoli Zoo, zoological and botanical garden in Tripoli, Libya

United States

• Tripoli Monument (sculpture), (oldest American war memorial monument) - an 1806 monument at the United States Naval Academy since 1860, (previously at the Washington Navy Yard, and later the west front of the U.S. Capitol)
• Tripoli Rocketry Association, a U.S. model rocketry association

Other

• Rotten stone, a polishing agent also known as tripoli

See also

• Tripura or Tripuri, Indian form of the Greek word
• tripoli, another name for rotten stone, a mineral

Disambiguation

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