Description: Libya’s Oil Output Threatened As Intense Fighting Breaks Out In Tripoli, U.S. and its allies demand return of oil installations to Tripoli, Libyan oil corporation HQ attacked in Tripoli, Libya: Government Calls for Militias Withdrawal from Tripoli’s Oil Depot
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Tripoli ( Arabic : طرابلس , Ṭarābulus ; Berber : Ṭrables ) is the de jure capital city and the largest city of Libya . Tripoli, with its metropolitan area, has a population of about 3,200,000 million people. The city is located in the northwestern part of Libya on the edge of the desert , on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay.
Tripoli includes the Port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing centre. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli . The vast Bab al-Azizia barracks , which includes the former family estate of Muammar Gaddafi , is also located in the city. Colonel Gaddafi largely ruled the country from his residence in this barracks.
Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians , who named it Oea . Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli. "Tripoli" may also refer to the shabiyah (top-level administrative division in the current Libyan system), the Tripoli District.