Tripoli (Libya)
- Ancient name
- Oea
- Modern name
- Tripoli
- Modern country
- Libya
- Coordinates
- 32.9, 13.18
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364358
Tripoli is now the largest city and capital of Libya. In Dati's day it was the main Tripoli known to Italians, with its counterpart in the Levant known as Tripoli in Syria to distinguish the two (but see also the nearby site known as Tripoli Vecchio). Campbell #1651.
The toponym Tripoli (Libya) appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P146
Variant spellings of Tripoli (Libya) in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Tri opoli | Ricc17 |
| Triopoli | NYPL2 |
| tripo[...] | Chig2 |
| Tripoli | Ashb6, BL01, BL02, Barb3, Cap1, Chig1, Clas2, Con3, Fo, He1, Luc2, MB, Med1, Morg, New, Parm2, Per2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Ricc6, Vat2, Vat3 |
| tripoli | Ashb2, Bal, Barb4, Borg, Chig1, Con1, Con4, Cors2, Fn12, Fn3, Fn6, Fn8, Fn9, He2, He3, Laur5, ME2, Magl2, Magl4, Marc1, Med2, NB, NYPL3, Pad1, Pal5, Pal6, Par1, Pnc3, Pnc5, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc13, Ricc15, Ricc8, Ricc9, Ro2, Spe, Urb1, Yale4 |
| TRIPOLI | Ashb3, Laur3, Med3, Par3, Ricc1, Wie1 |
| tripoli de b[ar]ba[r]ia | He1 |
| tripoli di barbaria | Par4, Tre |
| Tripoly | Cs1 |
| Trippoli | Marc2 |
| trippoli | Pal8 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Tripoli (Libya).” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/tripoli-libya/.