TRIPOLI, or Tarablus, a seaport town of Syria and capital of a pashalic of the same name, stands on a small plain at the foot of Mount Lebanon, a short distance from the Mediterranean, and 46 miles N.E. of Beyrouth.—Lat. 34. 26. 22. N.; Long. 35. 51. 32. E. It has a very neat and picturesque appearance, being surrounded by orchards of orange, lemon, apricot, and apple trees, while the houses are generally large substantial stone edifices. It, however, contains no public buildings of mark. On the heights behind the town is an old castle, built by Count Raymond of Toulouse during the crusades. The river Kadisha flows through the town. The port of Tripoli el-Mina is about a mile and a half from the town, but the harbour is small and insecure, and the trade is being rapidly absorbed by Beyrouth. Pop. about 10,000 Moslems and 3000 Greek Christians.