Tripoli
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Tripoli [1]
A province (since 1835) of Turkey, in North Africa, most easterly of the Barbary States; stretches northwards from the Libyan Desert, lies between Tunis (W.) and Fezzan (E.), with which latter, as also with Barca, it is politically united; carries on a brisk caravan trade with Central Africa; capital, Tripoli, situated on a spit of rocky land jutting into the Mediterranean; surrounded by high walls, and Moorish in appearance.
