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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tripoli, Libya.

Prior to 19th century

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• 7th C. BCE
  • Tripoli was founded by Phoenicians
  • Cyrenaica (eastern coastal region of Libya) colonized by the Greeks
• 2nd C. BCE - Romans in power.
• 163 CE - Roman Triumphal Arch built (approximate date).
• 533- Successful recovered by Byzantines of Egypt
• 643 - Rashidun caliphate subdued Tripoli.
• 1140 - Normans in power in Tripolitania.
• 1149 - Tripoli pillaged by the Normans of Sicily.
• 1401 - Tripoli was reconquered by the Tunisians.
• 1510 - 25 July: Spanish forces captured the city; it remained under Spanish rule for the next two decades.
• 1530 - Tripoli granted to the Knights Hospitaller; it remained under their rule for the next two decades.
• 1551 - August: City besieged by Ottoman forces led by Sinan Pasha, Turgut Reis, and Murad Agha.
• 1556 - Cathedral mosque built.
• 1559 - St. Peter fortress built.
• 1604 - Iskandar Pasha hammam built.
• 1610 - Jama'a al-Naqa'a (mosque of the camel) restored.
• 1654 - Uthman Pasha Madrasa built.
• 1670 - Sidi Salem (building) restored.
• 1671 - Darghouth Turkish Bath established.
• 1675 - Conflict between Barbary corsairs and British naval forces.
• 1680 - Mosque of Mahmud Khaznadar built.
• 1699 - Mosque of Muhammad Pasha built.
• 1711 - Ahmed Karamanli in power.
• 1736 - Ahmad Pasha al-Qarahmanli mosque built.

19th century

• 1801 - First Barbary War begins.
• 1804 - Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor.
• 1815 - Second Barbary War.
• 1823 - Population: 15,000.
• 1825 - August: Battle of Tripoli.
• 1834 - Gurgi Mosque built.
• 1835 - Ottomans in power.
• 1846 - Santa Maria degli Angeli church built.
• 1858 - Arab demonstrations.
• 1859 - Technical school established.
• 1860 - Bab el-Jedid (gate) opens.
• 1870 - Torre dell'Orologio built.
• 1879 - Primary schools open.
• 1882 - Population: 25,000.
• 1883 - Royal Italian School opens.

20th century

• 1911
  • Italo-Turkish War
  • Population: 29,869.
• 1919 - Archaeological Museum established in the Red Castle
• 1924 - Lungomare Conte Volpi constructed.
• 1925
  • Tripoli Grand Prix begins.
  • Grand Hotel built.
• 1927 - Tripoli International Fair begins.
• 1928 - Tripoli Cathedral, Miramare Theatre, and Bank of Italy building constructed.
• 1929 - Governor's Palace built.
• 1935 - Suq al-Mushir reconstructed.
• 1937 - March: Mussolini visits city.
• 1938
  • Population: 108,240.
  • Italian military airfield built.
• 1939 - 7 October Stadium built.
• 1943
  • Allied forces in power; British occupation begins.
  • British military airport Castel Benito in operation.
• 1944
  • Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural and Social Club formed.
  • United States military base built at Wheelus Field.
• 1950
  • Al-Ahly Sports Club formed.
  • Corriere del Lunedi founded.
• 1951 - City becomes capital of United Libyan Kingdom.
• 1953 - Almadina Sporting Club formed.
• 1964 - Population: 213,506.
• 1973
  • University of Tripoli established.
  • Population: 551,477.
• 1975 - Misurata-Tripoli highway constructed.
• 1978
  • Libyan Studies Center opens.
  • Tripoli International Airport renovated.
• 1982
  • June 11 Stadium opens.
  • Grand Hotel Tripoli built.
• 1986 - 15 April - Aerial bombing by United States forces.
• 1990 - That El Emad Towers built.
• 2000 - GMR Stadium opens.

21st century

• 2011
  • 17–25 February: Tripoli protests and clashes.
  • 20–28 August: Battle of Tripoli.
  • 11 October: Tripoli International Airport re-opens.
  • 14 October: Tripoli clashes.
  • Population: 1,127,000.
• 2012 - General National Congress begins meeting in Ghabat Al Nasr Convention Centre.
• 2020 - Since January 6, 2020, GNA started entering the town, recapturing it from LNA.

See also

• Tripoli history
• Pasha of Tripoli
• Tripolitania
• Timeline of Benghazi

References

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• Ali Bey (1816), "Chapter 22 (Tripoli)", Travels of Ali Bey in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, Between the Years 1803 and 1807, Philadelphia: John Conrad, OCLC 754174
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• Leo Africanus; John Pory (1896), "Tripolis in Barbarie", in Robert Brown (ed.), History and Description of Africa, vol. 3, London: Hakluyt Society, OCLC 2649691
• "Tripoli". Guide to the Western Mediterranean. London: Macmillan and Co. 1906.
• Keane, Augustus Henry; Cana, Frank Richardson (1910). "Tripoli (North Africa)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). pp. 288–291.
• "Tripoli", The Mediterranean, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 490068
• Charles Wellington Furlong (1914), Gateway to the Sahara: Observations and Experiences in Tripoli (2nd ed.), New York: C. Scribner's Sons, OCLC 4904661, OL 6569158M
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• Robert S. Harrison (1967). "Migrants in the City of Tripoli, Libya". Geographical Review. 57.
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External links

• "(Tripoli)" – via Qatar National Library, Qatar Digital Library. (Images, etc.)
• "(Tripoli)" – via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
• "(Tripoli)" – via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
• "(Tripoli)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. 15 January 2019. (Bibliography)
• "(Tripoli)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
• "(Tripoli)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
• "Tripoli, Libya". BlackPast.org. USA. 3 September 2014.

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