Tripoli District, Libya

Tripoli (طرابلس)
District
Country	Libya
Coordinates	32°39′N 13°19′E / 32.650°N 13.317°E / 32.650; 13.317Coordinates: 32°39′N 13°19′E / 32.650°N 13.317°E / 32.650; 13.317
Capital	Tripoli
Population	1,065,405 (2006) [1]
Map of Libya with Tripoli district highlighted

Tripoli District (Arabic: شعبية طرابلس‎, Shab'iyaẗ Ṭarābulus) is one of the 22 first level subdivisions (shabiya) of Libya. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli, the national capital. Tripoli District is in the Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya.

History

From 2001 to 2007 the Tripoli District shabiya was smaller than formerly, including only the city of Tripoli and its immediate surroundings. In the 2007 administrative reorganization of Libya the earlier borders of the former Tripoli baladiya (1983–1995) were restored.

Populated places

• Castelverde
• Qasr bin Ghashir
• Tripoli

District borders

The district has a shoreline along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north (Gulf of Tripoli). On land it borders the following districts:

• Zawiya - west
• Jafara - southwest
• Jabal al Gharbi - south
• Murqub - east
• Rass Jdeer - East

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  1983-1995 Baladiyat System and 2007-on Shabiyat-District System
  (Tripoli district highlighted)

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  2001-2007 Shabiyat System
  (Tripoli-shabiya highlighted)

References