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Which African city is named from the Greek word meaning "three towns"?

Question #106714. Asked by armindasantana.
Last updated Oct 12 2016.

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Tripoli
Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three Cities", introduced in Western European languages through the Italian Tripoli.

Around the beginning of the 3rd century AD, it became known as the Regio Tripolitana, meaning "region of the three cities", namely Oea (i.e., modern Tripoli), Sabratha and Leptis Magna. It was probably raised to the rank of a separate province by Septimius Severus, who was a native of Leptis Magna.


link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 12 2016.
Jun 29 2009, 2:34 PM
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Tripoli, Lebanon, has the same meaning.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli,_Lebanon

Jun 29 2009, 6:43 PM
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