Tripoli

Tripoli, probably the Cæa of antiquity, called in Arabic Tarâbulus, or Tarâbulus Gharb ('Tripoli of the West'), is the capital of the foregoing province, and lies on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay. It is a typical Moorish city irregularly built, surrounded by high bastioned walls and celebrated for its beautiful gardens. There are many mosques, besides several large churches. Pop. about 20,000. Though the majority of the inhabitants are Moslems, nearly all the trade is in the hands of Jews and Christians.