Present

• ElMina

The harbour - ElMina - three kilometers away, hosted what was apparently at one time a Phoenician town of which nothing now remains. ElMina is also known as the "City of Waves and Horizons".

• Families

A repository of Tripolitan families and expatriates.

• Handicrafts

Tripoli has long been known for its sweets industry, olive oil-based soap production, and copper crafts.

• Index Tripolis

Index Tripolis is a project to provide bibliographic information about Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Kazdoura

A wander around inside Tripoli, Lebanon: A diary of humouristic series of walkabouts "kazdouras".

• Links

Useful links and telephone numbers in Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Maps

Terrain, street, satellite, touristic, urban growth, sailing, and historical maps and aerial imagery of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• News

Daily and weekly news from Tripoli, Lebanon.

• North Lebanon

A guide for towns and villages neighbouring Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Palm Islands

The Palm islands park is a unique and integrated natural marine basin in the eastern Mediterranean that was declared as a reserve in 1994.

• Panoramic Views

Interactive panoramic views of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Tripoli e-Discussion Society

The 'Tripoli e-Discussion Society' is an independently self-controlled body that aims at gathering Tripolitans residing all over the world to discuss issues pertaining to Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Today's Tripoli

Present aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon

• Tripoli Radio

Tripoli Internet Radio features original on-demand programs about different aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Tripoli TV

Tripoli Internet TV brings you the latest video clips related to Tripoli and features original on-demand films about different aspects of Tripoli, Lebanon.

Past

• History

A quick reference about Tripoli in the Prehistorical, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusades, Mameluke, and Ottoman periods.

• Monuments

The wealth of historical monuments make Tripoli the second largest preserved Mameluke city in the world.

• The Tripoli Quiz

An educational game to test your knowledge on the present and history of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Tourist Guide

A comprehensive tourist guide for sightseeing in the historical districts of Tripoli, Lebanon.

• Virtual Museum

A documented history of Tripoli from the 3rd to the 20th centuries with large collections of coins, garments, manuscripts, paintings, old photographs, and many other artifacts.

Languages

• Français

Bienvenue à Tripoli, Liban

• عربي

أهلاً بكم في طرابلس لبنان

• Ramadhan / رمضان

The Holy Month of Ramadhan in Tripoli / شهر رمضان المبارك في طرابلس

• عائلات

العائلات الطرابلسية

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Please send your comments, suggestions, or contributions to: Dr. Ghazi Omar Tadmouri.

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19.12.2009

Search continues for survivors of ship that sank off Lebanon

An international rescue operation continued Friday off the coast of Lebanon for around 30 crew members missing after their ship capsized in a storm. So far nine bodies have been recovered, among them the British captain of the Panamanian-flagged Dany F II, which was carrying thousands of sheep and cattle, a Lebanese army source said. Forty-five survivors were picked up late Thursday and early Friday, following a distress call from the captain, prompting ships from Lebanon and a United Nations maritime peace mission to rush to the scene. A surviving crew member who said he was from Pakistan confirmed to the German Press Agency dpa that the captain was among the dead. 'I heard the captain sending rescue calls and then I heard him saying the engine stopped ... That is all I can remember,' said the shivering man, who was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Tripoli. A Lebanese Red Cross volunteer attending to the rescued crew told dpa: 'All the survivors who were transferred to hospital were wearing their lifejackets.' Many were under shock and suffering cuts and bruises. 'They told us the captain sounded the alarm and they felt the engine stop, and then they heard the captain shout 'jump into the water',' the volunteer quoted one of the survivors as telling him. The British embassy in Beirut confirmed that the vessel had two British citizens on board but did not give names. 'The major international rescue launched Thursday has so far pulled 45 out the 82 people who were on board from the rough Mediterranean waters,' a Lebanese army communique said Friday. The statement said two British helicopters sent from Cyprus were taking part in the operation, in addition to an Italian warship and two German logistics ships with the UN Maritime Task Force. A Lebanese army officer near Tripoli told dpa the rescue mission was proving difficult because of 'the high waves and because there are a lot of dead animals floating in the water.' Most of the crew were believed to be Pakistanis but there were also nationals from Australia, Russia, Lebanon, Syria, the Philippines, Britain and Uruguay. The Dany F II was on its way from the Uruguay capital of Montevideo to the Syrian port of Tartus when it was hit by Thursday night's storm and altered course for Lebanon. There was no confirmation on the number of livestock on board, but port officials in Tripoli said the vessel's manifesto showed it was carrying 10,000 sheep and 18,000 cattle. This would account for the large number of crew, many of whom were looking after the animals, port sources said.

Source: Deutsche Presse-Agentur

18.12.2009

Ship carrying 83 sailors capsizes off Lebanon coast

A rescued crew member of a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship said their British captain died when the ship capsized in a storm off the northern Lebanon coast on Thursday, a Lebanese security official said Friday. The official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said two bodies were expected at the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon by 3:00 am (0100 GMT) Friday, without giving further details. He would not confirm whether the captain's body was one of the two or the death toll had reached three people. A major international rescue launched Thursday has so far pulled 25 among more than 80 people who were on board from the rough Mediterranean waters. UN, Syrian and Lebanese navy rescue boats continued the search in the early hours of Friday. A British military spokesman in Cyprus said an RAF helicopter was also sent to the scene to help. The Panamanian-flagged ship Danny F II, transporting livestock from Uruguay to the Syrian port of Tartous, overturned some 11 nautical miles off the port of Tripoli after sending a distress signal at around 3:55 pm (1355 GMT) Thursday, a Lebanese army spokesman said. The ship's operator, Agencia Schandy, told AFP in Montevideo that the Danny F II had a crew of 76 and six passengers -- four Uruguayans, one Brazilian and an Australian.

Source: Agence France Press

30.10.2009

Swine flu panic hits Lebanon schools

Alarm is spreading among Lebanese over fears of a large-scale swine flu outbreak in schools after the country's first A(H1N1) death this week, but officials say there is no need to panic.

in the port city of Tripoli, two schools had stopped some classes for three days as "precautionary measures" after students began to show flu symptoms, a source from the ministry told AFP on condition of anonymity. None of the cases were confirmed as A(H1N1), the source said. ...

Source: Agence France Press