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Tripoli District, Libyai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tripoli District | District |
| Libya | Country |
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Other Languages:
Arabic:
طرابلس, ليبيا
French:
Tripoli, Libye
German:
Munizip Tripolis, Libyen
Italian:
distretto di Tripoli, Libia
Russian:
Триполи, Ливия
Simplified Chinese:
的黎波里省, 利比亚
Spanish:
Trípoli, Libia
Armenian:
Տարաբուլուս, Լիբիա
Belarusian:
Муніцыпалітэт Тарабулус, Лівія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Тарабулус, Лібія
Catalan:
Trípoli, Líbia
Dutch:
Tripoli, Libië
Esperanto:
Distrikto Tripolo, Libio
Georgian:
ტრიპოლის რაიონი, ლიბია
Hungarian:
Tripoli, Líbia
Japanese:
トリポリ県, リビア
Korean:
타라불루스 주, 리비아
Lithuanian:
Tripolio savivaldybė, Libija
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tripoli distrikt, Libya
Polish:
Trypolis, Libia
Portuguese:
Trípoli, Líbia
Romanian:
Districtul Tarabulus, Libia
Scots:
Tarabulus Destrict, Libie
Swedish:
Tarabulus, Libyen
Turkish:
Trablus ili, Libya
Ukrainian:
Триполі, Лівія
Urdu:
طرابلس ضلع، لیبیا, لیبیا
The region of Tripoli or Tripolitania represents the northwestern portion of the country, the name derives from the Greek name Τρίπολις (Tripolis) "three cities", referring to Oea, Sabratha and Leptis Magna. Oea was the only one of the three cities to survive and became known as Tripoli, today is the capital city of Libya.
Geographically the Tripolitania Region occupies about 350000 SqKm it is bounded to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north-west by Tunisia, to the south-west by Algeria, to the south by the Fezzan region, and to the east by Cyrenaica.
Tripolitania is composed by the following administrative districts: Nuqat al Khams, Zawlyah, Jifran, Tripoli, Al Murgub, Misurata, Nalut and Sirte.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Locality: Tripoli, Tripoli District, Libya |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 8 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli_District,_Libya |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q32837 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2210245 |
Localities in this Region
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