Abu Salim (Tripoli district)

Abu Salim is a district of Tripoli located in the south of the city. Located in the district is the Abu Salim prison.

It became a focal point of fighting during the Battle of Tripoli, as loyalists concentrated inside the area as over 1,000 rebels crowded around the Abu Salim district by 25 August.

Tripoli

Buildings and
structures

Airports	Mitiga International Airport Tripoli International Airport

Hotels	Bab el Bahr Hotel Corinthia Hotel Tripoli Four Points by Sheraton Tripoli Al Ghazala InterContinental Tripoli Hotel Grand Hotel Tripoli Al Waddan Hotel JW Marriott Tripoli Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli Rixos Al Nasr Sheraton Hotel Tripoli

Mosques	Gurgi Mosque Tripoli Cathedral

Museums	Epigraphy Museum of Tripoli Ethnographic Museum of Tripoli Islamic Museum of Tripoli Karamanly House Museum Natural History Museum of Tripoli Prehistory Museum of Tripoli Red Castle Museum

Stadiums	7 October Stadium Ali Alsgozy Stadium GMR Stadium June 11 Stadium

Other	Abu Salim prison University of Tripoli Bab al-Azizia Darghouth Turkish Bath Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane Sculpture Martyrs' Square, Tripoli Libyan Studies Center People's Hall Tarabulus Zoo Park Tripoli Central Hospital Tripoli Zoo

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Coordinates: 32°50′55″N 13°10′16″E / 32.84861°N 13.17111°E / 32.84861; 13.17111

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