What was Tripoli's original name given by the Phoenicians?
Oyat
Oea
Tripolitania
Phoenicia
Answer
The Phoenicians, who founded Tripoli in the 7th century BC, gave it the Libyco-Berber name Oyat. The city later passed into the hands of the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica and was called Oea.
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