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Tripoli old town, Libya

Originally founded by the Phoenicians then known as Oea by the Romans, Tripoli was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1911, and then expanded after the Italian invasion with the construction of its wider avenues, a cathedral and its typical Italian style buildings

 

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Uploaded on April 13, 2012
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