El Mina, Lebanon
human settlement in Lebanon
El-Mina or El Mina (Arabic: الميناء / ALA-LC: al-Mīnā’, which means 'the harbour'), is the coastal side and harbor of Tripoli, Northern Lebanon. El-Mina occupies the coastal location of the old Phoenician city of Tripolis. It is Lebanon's second-largest city, situated 5 km to the east.
El-Mina has a municipality on its own, for few decades now. The commercial Port of Tripoli falls within El Mina jurisdiction, but is operated jointly by the municipalities of El-Mina and Tripoli.
History
El-Mina is the harbor of the ancient city of Tripolis that dates back to the Phoenician era.
From that period, El-Mina was the commercial and fishing port of Tripoli, eventually having its own municipal board in the beginning of the 20th century, but within the context of greater Tripoli. It was called also Tripoli Marina.
The coast of El Mina is also where the Sinking of HMS Victoria occurred on 22nd June 1883, leading to the drowning of 350 British naval seamen.The vessel rest vertically on the sea bed and is a protected wreck site by the Lebanese Coast Guard.
Geography
El-Mina is the city with the largest number of islands surrounding it, along the Levantine coastline.
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