Middle East, Anthony Ham, pp. 432, Lonely Planet, 2009, ISBN 978-1-74104-692-2, ... Tripoli, 85km north of Beirut, is Lebanon's second largest city and the north's main port and trading centre. Famous for its medieval Mamluk architecture, including a large souq area considered the best in Lebanon ...
Aftermath, Nir Rosen, pp. 393, Nation Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56858-401-0, ... Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, is a majority-Sunni city with few other groups represented ...