Tripolis

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Tripolis (Greek: Τρίπολις, meaning "three cities") was the name of several different places in antiquity:

cities

• Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was known as Tripolis
• Tripoli, Lebanon, a seaport, was known as Tripolis
• Tripolis is the capital of Arcadia Prefecture, Greece
• Tripolis was a city in ancient Phrygia (also attributed to Caria and Lydia); the ruins are located near Yenicekent, Denizli Province, Turkey
• Tripolis was a seaport in ancient Pontus
• Tripolis, also Tripolis Larisaia, was a city in ancient Thessaly
• Tripolis was a city in ancient Bithynia

regions

• Tripolis was a district in ancient Arcadia.
• Tripolis was a district in ancient Laconia.
• Tripolis was a district in ancient Thessaly.
• Tripolis was a district in ancient Phoenicia.
• Tripolis was a district in ancient Libya.

rivers

• Tripolis was the ancient name of the river which emptied into the Black Sea at Tripolis in Pontus

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