Tripoli is somewhat of an odd sounding name in the predominantly Arab country of Libya. Not only that, but standard Arabic has no 'p' sound (no other Arabic country capital has one). In fact, the name betrays the history of the country. The Phoenicians established a city named Oea at the site of modern Tripoli in the 7th century BC. To the east and west of Oea, the cities of Leptis Magna and Sabrath also arose. When the Greeks later conquered the region they called the grouping Τρίπολις (Tripolis) from three (tri) cities (polis). The name stuck to this day, even in the - somewhat butchered - Arabic name for the city: طرابلس (Tarabulus).
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