Tripolitania or Tripolitana (طرابلس‎‎ — Ṭarābulus — in Arabic, Ṭrables in Berber, from Latin Regio Tripolitana) is a historic region and former province of Libya. Originally, it included Tripoli, the capital city of Libya, and a vast northwestern portion of the country; later, the sha’biyah of Tripoli became much smaller than the original Tripolitania, including merely the city of Tripoli and its immediate surroundings. Because the … Continue reading Tripolitania #B20 (1927)