Tripolis (region of three cities)
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Tripolis (region of three cities) was an ancient North African urban region centered on the three closely linked cities of Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna, in what is now western Libya.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient urban region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn |
Leptis Magna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabratha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastType | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| containsArchaeologicalSites |
Leptis Magna archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oea archaeological remains ⓘ Sabratha archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateRegionWith | Tripolitania (Roman province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Phoenician and Punic influence
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityHistorically | Oea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernCountryCapitalDerivedFrom | Tripoli, capital of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Greek for three cities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Leptis Magna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabratha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Classical antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| historicCoreOf | Tripolitania region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greco-Roman heritage
ⓘ
dense urbanization around three cities ⓘ monumental Roman architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| laterControl |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Islamic caliphates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ western Libya ⓘ |
| modernTerritory |
State of Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tripoli District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its three principal cities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Africa Proconsularis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maghreb (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripolitania NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanCulturalInfluence |
Phoenician culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punic culture ⓘ |
| regionType |
coastal region
ⓘ
urban region ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanCentersCount | 3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.