El Mina, Lebanon
El-Mina or El Mina (Arabic: الميناء / ALA-LC: al-Mīnā’, which means "the harbour"), is a coastal independent town that neighbors Tripoli, Northern Lebanon. El-Mina occupies the location of the old Phoenician city of Tripolis. It acts as the harbor city for the neighboring Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, situated 5 km to the east.
El-Mina
الميناء | |
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City of Waves and Horizon | |
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Seal | |
El-Mina Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°26.82′N 35°49.07′E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Tripoli District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 150,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961-6 |
| Website | https://elminacity.org/ |
El-Mina has a municipality on its own. The Port of Tripoli falls within El Mina jurisdiction, but is operated jointly by the municipalities of El-Mina and Tripoli.
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