Tripoli: facts

At a glance

• Country: Lebanon
• Region: North Lebanon
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 229,398
• Coordinates: 34.4335° N, 35.8441° E
• Time zone: Asia/Beirut (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (LBP)
• Distance to the capital, Beirut: 68 km (42 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Latakia International Airport (LTK, Syria): 108 km (67 mi), straight line
• Damascus International Airport (DAM, Syria): 129 km (80 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zgharta: 6.2 km (3.8 mi)
• Amioun: 15 km (9 mi)
• Sir ed Danniye: 18 km (11 mi)
• Halba: 25 km (15 mi)
• Bsharri: 25 km (16 mi)