Tripoli

Tripoli or Tripolis (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, the capital of Arcadia, Greece

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

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

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 from The Audio of Being
• "Tripoli", a song by Pinback from Pinback
• Moses Tripoli, a reincarnation of the character Hanzee Dent in the TV show Fargo

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

• USS Tripoli, 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 containing Tripoli
• Tarablus (disambiguation), Arabic form of the Greek word
• Tri-Cities (disambiguation), English equivalent of the Greek word