Tripolitania

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geographic region historic region

Tripolitania is a historic coastal region in northwestern Libya centered around the city of Tripoli, known for its long history under Phoenician, Roman, and Ottoman rule.

Aliases (9)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region → historic region →
ancientName	Tripolitana →
borderedBy	Sahara Desert →
containsArchaeologicalSite	Ghadames old town → Leptis Magna → Sabratha ruins →
containsCity	Ghadames → Khoms → Misrata → Sabratha → Tripoli → Zawiya → Zliten →
country	Libya →
formerColonyOf	Italy →
hasCapital	Tripoli →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate along coast → arid climate inland →
historicalCenter	Tripoli →
historicalPeriod	antiquity to 20th century →
historicalRegionOf	Libya →
knownFor	Ottoman heritage → Phoenician heritage → Roman heritage →
locatedIn	Maghreb → North Africa → northwestern Libya →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
majorAncientCity	Leptis Magna → Oea → Sabratha →
meaningOfName	land of the three cities →
mergedInto	Libya (unified state) →
namedAfter	Tripoli →
nameDerivedFrom	Greek "Tripolis" →
partOf	Libya →
wasAdministrativeUnit	Italian Libya → Ottoman Vilayet of Tripolitania →
wasControlledBy	Arab Caliphates → Byzantine Empire → Carthage → Italy → Ottoman Empire → Phoenicians → Roman Empire → Vandals →
wasProvinceOf	Kingdom of Italy → Kingdom of Libya → Ottoman Empire → Roman Empire →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ghadamès → Jebel Nafusa ("northwestern Libya") → Jebel Nafusa → Sabratha → Tarabulus al-Gharb → Tripoli International Airport ("northwestern Libya") →	locatedIn
Jebel Nafusa ("Libyan coastal hinterland") → Khoms District → Misrata → Sirte → Ṭarābulus →	partOf
Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna) → Hadrianic baths → Leptis Magna → Old Town of Ghadamès ("northwestern Libya") →	locatedInRegion
Libya → Tarabulus al-Gharb → Tripoli →	historicalRegion
German-Italian Panzer Army → Italian XX Motorised Corps → Second Libyan Civil War ("Tripolitania region") →	location
Sabratha Roman theater → Temple of Zeus at Cyrene ("eastern Libya") → Tripoli Cathedral (former) →	region
Tripolitania ("Tripolitana") →	ancientName
Cyrenaica →	borderedBy
Italo-Turkish War →	conflictForControlOf
Libyan Coastal Plain ("Tripolitania coastal zone") →	contains
Red Castle Museum →	focusesOnRegion
Tunisian campaign ("western Libya") →	geographicScope
Zintan militias ("western Libya") →	hasMilitaryInfluenceIn
Africa Proconsularis →	hasPart
Italian Libya →	includesRegion
Kyrenaikē →	neighboringRegion
Zawiya →	partOfRegion
Italian Libya ("Italian Tripolitania") →	predecessor
Fayez al-Sarraj ("western Libya") →	regionGoverned
Battle of Misrata ("northwestern Libya") →	theaterOfOperations
Tripolitania ("Ottoman Vilayet of Tripolitania") →	wasAdministrativeUnit