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Red Castle of Tripoli

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Red Castle of Tripoli

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The Red Castle, in Arabic As-saraya Al-hamra, sometimes also Red Fort or Red Saraya, is a major landmark on the waterfront of Tripoli, bordering Martyrs' Square. It has been the home of the Red Castle Museum (under various names) since 1919, and of the Libyan Department of Archaeology since 1952.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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