See also:

• TRIPOLI
• TRIPOLI (Tarabulus el-Gharb, i.e. Tripoli of the West)
• TRIPOLI, or TARABULUS (anc. Tripolis)

TRIPOLI (Tarabulus el-Gharb, i.e. Tripoli of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West)  , See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish vilayet of See also:

• TRIPOLI
• TRIPOLI (Tarabulus el-Gharb, i.e. Tripoli of the West)
• TRIPOLI, or TARABULUS (anc. Tripolis)

Tripoli, See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, situated in 32° 53' 40" N. and 13° 11' 32" E. on a promontory stretching out into the Mediterranean and forming a small See also:

• CRESCENT (Lat. crescens, growing)

crescent-shaped See also:

• HAY
• HAY (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Heu, Dutch hooi; the root from which it is derived, meaning " to cut," is also seen in " to hew "; cf. " hoe ")
• HAY, GEORGE (1729—1811)
• HAY, GILBERT
• HAY, JOHN (1838–1905)

hay which shelters the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour from the north winds . Its crenellated See also:

• ENCEINTE (Lat. in, within, cinctus, girdled; to be distinguished from the word meaning " pregnant," from in, not, and cinctus, i.e. with girdle loosened)

enceinte See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall has the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of an irregular pentagon . A See also:

• LINE

line of small See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient forts is supposed to protect one See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the harbour, and the citadel the other . This citadel, dating from the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish occupation, now serves as the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor . The harbour has a See also:

• DEPTH

depth of watervarying from 15 to 24 ft.; steamers See also:

• DRAWING

drawing 21 ft. can See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

anchor inside, but shoals render the entry difficult . At the quayside the depth of See also:

• WATER

water is from 2 to 5 ft. only . The See also:

• DESERT

desert almost touches the western side of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, while on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east is the verdant See also:

• OASIS (Gr. &toss, the name given by Herodotus to the fertile spots in the Libyan desert: it probably represents an Egyptian word, cf. Coptic ouahe, ouih, to dwell, from which the Egyptian Arabic sod is derived)

oasis of Meshia, where are still to be seen the tombs of the Caramanlian sultanas and the twelve-domed kubba of Sidi Hamonda . The aspect of the city is picturesque; the houses (many possessing beautiful gardens) rise in terraces from the seashore . The Turkish See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter contains numerous mosques whose minarets and cupolas break the monotony of the See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat-roofed and whitewashed houses . The See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

mosque and the See also:

• PASHA

Pasha mosque (originally a See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church built by the Spaniards) both have octagonal minarets . By the harbour are several houses built in See also:

• EUROPEAN

European See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, but the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general aspect of the city is See also:

• ORIENTAL

Oriental . Many of the streets are arcaded; the auks or markets are the See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of much animation .

Near the See also:

• PORT

port stands a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman triumphal See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch . This arch, quadrifrontal in form, is made entirely of See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble, the blocks being held together with cramps, and is richly embellished with See also:

• SCULPTURE
• SCULPTURE (Lat. sculptura, from sculpere, to carve, cognate with Gr. yXb4ew)

sculpture . It was begun in the reign of the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• ANTONINUS, SAINT ANTONIO PIEROZZI

Antoninus, according to a still unmutilated dedicatory inscription, and finished in that of See also:

• MARCUS

Marcus Aurelius . In the arch, now partly buried in debris, a cabaret has been installed . A few small manufactures of carpets and silks as well as " See also:

• CORDOVA (Span. C6rdoba)
• CORDOVA (Span. Cordoba; Lat. Corduba)

Cordova See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather " are carried on, but Tripoli is essentially a trading See also:

• TOWN

town, being the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief Mediterranean gateway to the See also:

• SAHARA

Sahara . The See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population, about 6o,000, is very mixed—See also:

• BERBER

Berber, Arab, Turk, See also:

• JEW, THE WANDERING

Jew, Maltese, See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian and See also:

• NEGRO (from Lat. eager, black)

Negro . The Maltese inhabitants number about 4000, the Italians roots and the See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews 8000 . The See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade is almost entirely in the hands of the Jews and Maltese; the See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping in the port is largely Italian . See H . M. de Mathuisieulx, A travers la Tripolitaine (See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, 1903) .