Tripolis (region of Phoenicia)

Tripolis (region of Phoenicia)

Tripolis ( _el. Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia, now in Lebanon and Syria, comprising the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus.

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* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0358.html Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Tripolis"]


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