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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
6
The piece outlines Tripoli’s geography and history from Phoenician roots to pirate era, noting desert vastness, oases, and ancient walls. It covers repeated dominion changes among Carthaginians Romans Vandals Greeks Arabs and Byzantines, then Ottoman control and recurrent rebellions, leading to Italy pursuing possession.
The article surveys Tripoli as a desert gateway with four dominant peoples. It weighs Italy’s interest in colonization, potential for irrigation and rail links, and the strategic value of the three caravan routes from central Africa converging on Tripoli. It notes sparse industry, religious Sabbaths idle the towns, and risks from pirates and desert tribes.
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