Is situated in northwestern Libya, not far from the border to Tunisia .
Tripoli is a principal seaport, and the commercial centre of Libya.
There is some industry, but this is mainly producing for the domestic market. Tripoli is now sole capital of Libya, a position the city shared with Benghazi from independence in 1951 until the 1970s. But even today some governmental activities are performed outside Tripolis, in the city of Sirt. Tripoli has the Al Fatah University and a technical university. There are some museums and some embassies.