| Tripoli
82 km north of Beirut

The second largest
city in Lebanon, located 85 km north of Beirut. Forty
five buildings in the city, of which some are dated
from the 14th century BC, have been registered as historical
sites.
Tripoli is divided into 2 parts: the old city of Tripoli
and El-Mina which is closer to the Mediterranean Sea,
El-Mina unlike the old part of Tripoli has modern buildings
and shops.
Some of the more interesting sites in Tripoli:

1. The Citadel,
known as Qual’at Sinjil (Saint Gilles). It has
been renovated many times many times during its history.
Its present state is largely the result of extensive
restoration by the governor Mustapha Barbar Agha in
the 19th century
2. The Great Mosque (Al Mansouri Al Kabir Mosque).
3. Taynal Mosque
4. Al-Mualaq
5. Al-Qartawiyyat Madrassa
6. Hammam “Izz ed-Dine”
7. Hammam al-Jadid
8. Khan Al-Khayyatin
9. Khan Al-Misriyyin…
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