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Masbanat Awaida, Tripoli

The first soap factory was established in Tripoli, capital of the North Lebanon, in the late nineteenth century by Mr. Hussein Awaida. Its construction took ten years from 1870 to 1880, owing to the primitive means of architecture at that time. Sinc... Read More...
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Top 8 Ramadan sweets

The month of Ramadan is upon us and Muslims around the world celebrate this holly month with prayers, fast and traditions. Each day the fast is broken at sun down, and an array of food is served, to include special desserts made especially during thi... Read More...
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Hammam el Abed, Tripoli

Tripoli's only functioning hammam is Hammam el-Abed, and it is the least elegant. Probably built at the end of the 17th century. It has the typical pierced domes of Mamluke and Ottoman era public baths. The interior, with its cushions, central founta... Read More...
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Tripoli train station

The Tripoli railway station is located in el-Mina area and is the second oldest train station in Lebanon after Riyak which began operating in 1891. Tripoli’s railway station used to connect to Homs in Syria and Beirut’s central station ... Read More...
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Tripoli’s Soap Tradition

Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli is one of a handful of cities in the eastern Mediterranean that was once famed for the production of soap. The product even lent its name to the area’s historic khans, or caravanserais, since the area’s crafts... Read More...
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Abou Elias pottery, Tripoli

Pottery is the process of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired to give them a hard, durable form. Major types include earthware, stoneware and porcelain. The place whe... Read More...
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Al Tal square, Tripoli

Al Tal city square is a 19-20th century development with its most historic buildings commissioned by the Ottomans. It has Ottoman and European influenced buildings on account of the Ottoman Empire and subsequent French Colonization. The bustle in th... Read More...
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