Tag: “Tripoli”

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  1. Tripoli Castle entrance, Lebanon

    Entrance to Tripoli Castle, with the Curator briefly seen; the door was hand-made by the Turks he told me.

    Tripoli Castle also known as The Fortress of St. Gilles, is believed to have been built in the 12th century BC by the Phoenicians.

  2. Finding Lebanon.

    Plagued by decades of war, the tiny Mediterranean country of Lebanon continues to surprise and survive, finding its own way in the turbulent Middle-Eastern region and 21st-century.

  3. Tripoli, Lebanon

    Tripoli ("Ṭrāblos," in Arabic) is the second-largest city and second-largest port in Lebanon, with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, mainly Sunni Muslims, along with small communities of Christians and Alawite Muslims. Tripoli is located 85 km north of the capital, Beirut.

    Tripoli borders the city of El Mina which is the port outlet of Tripoli district.

  4. Tripoli Alleyway, Lebanon

    Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic) alleyway, Lebanon.

    This alleyway is across the street from Tripoli Castle (The Fortress of St. Gilles), and leads down below street-level to the city's ancient souk.

    Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

    Canon EFS 18-55mm.

  5. Produce Vendor, Tripoli, Lebanon

    Roadside produce vendor, Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic), Lebanon.

    Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

    Canon EFS 18-55mm. lens

    Tripoli, Lebanon

    11.14.2007

  6. Tripoli Housing, Lebanon

    View of Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic), Lebanon; as seen from Tripoli Castle (The Fortress of St. Gilles--built in the 12th century BC by the Phoenicians).

    Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

    Canon EFS 18-55mm.

  7. Tripoli Souk, Lebanon

    Old Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic) souk, Lebanon; interior view, looking out.

    It is long and dark and seems to continue forever. I will always remember the smell...a pungent mixture of sewage (being below street-level), animals, raw meat (from the open-air butchers), produce, baked sweets, animals, stagnant water & mud (from the rain while I was there) and body odor.

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