Siege of Tripoli (disambiguation)
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The term Siege of Tripoli or Battle of Tripoli may refer to:
Several conflicts in Tripoli, Lebanon
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Several conflicts in Tripoli
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Several conflicts in Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back...
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- Siege of TripoliSiege of TripoliThe Siege of Tripoli lasted from 1102 until July 12, 1109 and took place on the site of the present day Lebanese city of Tripoli. It took place in the aftermath of the First Crusade and led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tripoli.-Background:After the capture of...
(1102–1109), capture of the region by the Crusaders - Siege of Tripoli (1271)Siege of Tripoli (1271)The 1271 Siege of Tripoli was initiated by the Mamluk ruler Baibars against the Frankish ruler of the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli, Bohemond VI...
, siege of the Crusader stronghold, by the Egyptian Mamluks - Fall of TripoliFall of TripoliThe Fall of Tripoli was the capture and destruction of the Crusader state, the County of Tripoli , by the Muslim Mamluks...
(1289), capture of the Crusader territory, by the Mamluks - 2007 Lebanon conflict2007 Lebanon conflictThe 2007 Lebanon conflict began when fighting broke out between Fatah al-Islam, an Islamist militant organization, and the Lebanese Armed Forces on May 20, 2007 in Nahr al-Bared, an UNRWA Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli. It was the most severe internal fighting since Lebanon's 1975–90 civil...
, at a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli, Lebanon
Several conflicts in Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
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Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
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- Siege of Tripoli (1551)Siege of Tripoli (1551)The Siege of Tripoli occurred in 1551 when the Ottomans besieged and vanquished the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli, modern Libya. The Spanish Habsburgs had established a fort in Tripoli in 1510 under Charles V, and remitted it the Knights in 1530...
Ottoman Siege of Tripoli, Libya in 1551 from the Knights of St. John. - Tripolitan War (1801–1805), otherwise known as First Barbary WarFirst Barbary WarThe First Barbary War , also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United States and the North African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States...
- Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle of Tripoli HarborThe Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor, was a naval action during a naval blockade which took place in Tripoli Harbor in 1804. The battle is part of the First Barbary War between forces of the United States and the forces of Tripoli.-Background:...
(1802–1803) - Battle of Tripoli (1825)Battle of Tripoli (1825)The Battle of Tripoli was a battle between the navies of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Vilayet of Tripoli on 26 September 1825 during the Sardinian-Tripolitanian war of the same year. In order to resist Tripolitanian demands for increased tribute, the Sardinian king sent a squadron to...
defeat of Tripolitians by Sardinia - 2011 Tripoli clashes2011 Tripoli clashesThe 2011 Tripoli clashes were a series of confrontations between Libyan anti-government demonstrators and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the capital city of Tripoli at the beginning of the 2011 Libyan civil war...
, part of the 2011 Libyan civil war - Battle of Tripoli (2011)Battle of Tripoli (2011)The Battle of Tripoli was a military confrontation in Tripoli, Libya, between loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi, the longtime leader of Libya, and the National Transitional Council, which was attempting to overthrow Gaddafi and take control of the capital...
, decisive battle of the 2011 Libyan civil war resulting in the capture of Tripoli by rebel forces