tarabulus ash-sham

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tarabulus ash-sham

A cargo ship sails into the port of Tarabulus ash-Sham.

Definition

Proper noun * Tripoli, Lebanon: A major port city and commercial center located in northwestern Lebanon on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second-largest city in Lebanon.

Usage
  • This term is the less common, formal Arabic-derived name for the Lebanese city of Tripoli. The name "Tarabulus ash-Sham" is used to distinguish it from the city of Tripoli in Libya (Tarabulus al-Gharb).
  • It functions as a proper noun, always capitalized, and typically refers to the city itself, its port, or its commercial activities.
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Advanced Usage
  • The name "Tarabulus ash-Sham" translates from Arabic as "Tripoli of Syria" or "Tripoli of the Levant" (ash-Sham referring to the historical region of Greater Syria/Levant). This distinguishes it from "Tarabulus al-Gharb" (Tripoli of the West), which is the Libyan city.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tripoli (Proper noun): The common English name for this Lebanese city.
  • Tripoli, Lebanon (Proper noun phrase): The unambiguous English designation.
Synonyms
  • Tripoli (when context clearly refers to the Lebanese city, not the Libyan capital).
tarabulus ash-sham

A cargo ship sails into the port of Tarabulus ash-Sham.

Noun
  1. a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea

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