Tarabulus Governorate or Tripoli Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. [1] It contained the city of Tripoli, which was also its administrative capital. [2] Tarabulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, and was sometimes applied to the entire Tripolitania province.
The governorate's population was 379,925 in 1964 and had risen to 544,842 by 1972. [3] Although Tarabulus Governorate constituted less than 1% of the land area in Libya, more than 25% of the population lived there, with a density about five times greater than the mean of the other governorates. [4]
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Tarabulus Governorate or Tripoli Governorate was one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Libya from 1963 to 1983. [1] It contained the city of Tripoli, which was also its administrative capital. [2] Tarabulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, and was sometimes applied to the entire Tripolitania province.
The governorate's population was 379,925 in 1964 and had risen to 544,842 by 1972. [3] Although Tarabulus Governorate constituted less than 1% of the land area in Libya, more than 25% of the population lived there, with a density about five times greater than the mean of the other governorates. [4]
32°31′N 12°54′E / 32.517°N 12.900°E