Tripolis (region of Africa)

For other uses, see Tripoli (disambiguation).

Tripolis (Greek: Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a district in ancient Tripolitania (an expanded area based on the Tripolis), now in Libya, along the Mediterranean between the Sabrata and Cinyps rivers, and comprising the three cities of Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

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