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Absolute: 42°19′53″N83°02′45″W Relative: Detroit is located in the south east part of Michigan. It is about 30 miles east of Ann Arbor, 20 miles south of Troy, 10 miles east of Livonia, and 5 miles north of Windsor. || Location Absolute: 32°54′8″N13°11′9″E Relative: Tripoli is located in the North West part of Libya. It is about 50 miles north of Garyan, 60 miles west of Homs, 40 miles east of Sabratah. It is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. || __Elevation //(feet or meters)://__ 200 m (600 ft) __Goods:__ Some goods exported from Detroit to different countries include transportation equipment, chemicals, metal manufacturing and machinery. They are usually transported by air, land and water vehicles. __People:__ People in Detroit often get around by taxi, bike, foot, smart bus, car, and the people mover. __Ideas:__ Ideas can get around in Detroit by phone, internet, email, television, people, and newspaper. || Movement __Elevation //(feet or meters)://__ 81 m (266 ft) __Goods:__ Some goods from Tripoli Libya are oil, fruit, vegetables, grains, and cattle. These Items are usually exported to different countries through air and water vehicles. __People:__ People in Libya usually are able to get around by car and foot although the sidewalks and paved roads are in bad condition. The other ways are taxis and buses. __Ideas:__ Ideas get around in Tripoli by people, newspaper, and phones. || __Precipitation //(inches or centimeters)://__ 784 mm
 * Detroit, Michigan || Tripoli, Libya ||
 * [[image:lembrich/Animated-Flag-Michigan.gif width="357" height="242"]] || [[image:lembrich/Animated-Flag-Libya.gif width="380" height="297"]] ||
 * Location
 * [[image:lembrich/detroit map.gif width="408" height="212"]] || [[image:lembrich/tripoli map.gif width="408" height="212"]] ||
 * Movement
 * [[image:lembrich/people mover.jpg width="406" height="305" caption="The People Mover"]] || [[image:lembrich/taxi in tripoli libya.jpg width="462" height="370" align="left" caption="A black and white taxi"]] ||
 * Region

__Area //(square miles or kilometers)://__ 142.89 sq mi (370.03 km) || Region __Precipitation//(inches or centimeters)://__ 286 mm

__Area//(square miles or kilometers)://__ 200 sq m (400 km) || __Settled (Established) in what year:__ July 24, 1701 __Top 3 Languages:__ 1. English 2. Spanish 3. Arabic __Historical (3 facts):__ In 1760, about 59 years after the French founded Detroit, the British had captured it, and the French rule ended.
 * [[image:rain in detroit.jpg width="416" height="318" caption="A foggy rainy day in Detroit"]] || [[image:http://www.greenskychaser.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Tripoli_rain_400085232_15de12bd82.jpg width="400" height="299" caption="A foggy rainy day in Tripoli"]] ||
 * Place

About 53 years later, in 1813, American forces retook Detroit from the British.

And in 1896, Charles King of Detroit is the first person to design, build, and test drive a gasoline-powered automobile.

__Population:__ // 706,585 // __Population Density:__ 5,142/sq mi

__Climate:__ __Winter:__ Cold winters __Summer:__ Humid summers || Place __Settled (Established) in what year:__ 7th century BC

__Top 3 Languages:__ 1. Arabic 2. Tamasheq 3. English

__Historical (3 facts):__ 1109 July 12, crusaders capture harbor city of Tripoli Libya.

1804 February 16, Lt. Stephen Decatur attacked Tripoli, where pirates held the USS Philadelphia. Decatur and 76 volunteers, aboard the captured Intrepid, attempted to recapture the Philadelphia, which caught fire, exploded and sank. Decatur and his crew escaped.

1911 Italian troops occupy Tripoli Libya __Population:__ 2.2 million __Population Density:__ 12,000/sq mi

__Climate:__ __Winter:__ Mild winters __Summer:__ Warm summers || __Housing:__ Apartments in Detroit are often 3 to 6 stories high, they are common regular apartments. Houses in Detroit in some areas are smaller, have v shaped roofs, basements and garages.
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/DetroitSkyline.jpg width="430" height="345" caption="Summer in Detroit"]] || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvqnYAdjZ_vHxz0oPUJ5MOcCSgDOuhho0sCsFw2fTeclaOKGSm width="463" height="323" caption="Summer in Tripoli"]] ||
 * Human Environment Interactions

__Leisure:__ The Detroit theatre district is America's second biggest theatre district. It hold alot of broadway performances. some of the theaters in it include fox theater, the music hall, the gem theatre, and alot more.

The Henry Ford museum is a very large indoor outdoor museum. it holds alot of Detroits facsinating history.

The Eastern Market Farmers Distribution Center is the largest open-air flowerbed market in the United States and has more than 150 foods and speacialty buisnesses. On saturdays about 45,000 people shop the cities historic farmers market. || Human Environment Interactions __Housing:__ Houses in Tripoli range from good quality to poor quality. The different housing types are villas, apartments, hotels, and houses.The houses in Tripoli usually dont have garages.

__Leisure:__ One much loved activity/sport in Tripoli is soccer (foot ball for them). They have several soccer clubs around Tripoli. Some of them include Al Madina, Al Ahly Tripoli, and Al Ittihad Tripoli.

Another place you can visit is the bazaar. The bazzar is a well known place for its fine jewellry, traditional ware, and clothes ( which can be found at the local markets inside the bazzar).

The last place you can see is the Red Castle Museum, a cool palace complex with numerouse courtyards, it dominates the city skyline and is located on the outskirts of Medina. ||
 * [[image:lembrich/apartment in detroit michigan.jpg width="436" height="297" caption="An apartment building"]] || [[image:lembrich/house in tripoli libya.jpg width="453" height="289" caption="Some persons house"]] ||