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Cafe Al Tall al Oulya, Tripoli

Al Tall Square is a historical place in the heart of Tripoli. Famous for its Ottoman Clock Tower, its public Garden, Nawfal Place, cafe Al Tall AlOulya and many Ottoman and Colonial buildings. The nearby Café Al Tal Al Oulya is a veritable oasis ... Read More...
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Hammam Ezzedine, Tripoli

"Cleanliness is next to godliness" appears to have been an adage dear to the heart of Emir Izzedin Aibek (1293 -1298). For barely four years after the city of Tripoli had fallen to Qala’un, Emir Ezzedine set about building the new provincial capita... Read More...
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Hammam al Jadid, Tripoli

Of many known hammams, including the twelve hammams listed by al-Nabulsi in 1700, only five, three Mamluk and two Ottoman, have survived in Tripoli. The first buildings erected by the Mamluks after the founding of the Great Mosque were two hammams: H... Read More...
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