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What country’s capital is Tripoli?
A
Jordan
B
Libya
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Oman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tripoli, Arabic Ṭarābulus, in full Ṭarābulus al-Gharb (“The Western Tripoli”), capital city of Libya. Situated in northwestern Libya along the Mediterranean coast, it is the country’s largest city and chief seaport.

Detailed explanation-2: -Libya, country located in North Africa. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert, and much of its population is concentrated along the coast and its immediate hinterland, where Tripoli (Ṭarābulus), the de facto capital, and Benghazi (Banghāzī), another major city, are located.

Detailed explanation-3: -Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over a million of Libya’s seven million people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, Tripoli is also known as al-fayḥā′ (), which is a term derived from the Arabic verb faha which is used to indicate the diffusion of a scent or smell.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1969, the Kingdom of Libya informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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