Timeline of Tripoli, Libya
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tripoli, Libya.
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- 7th C. BCE
- Tripoli was founded by Phoenicians[1]
- Cyrenaica (eastern coastal region of Libya) colonized by the Greeks
- 2nd C. BCE - Romans in power.
- 163 CE - Roman Triumphal Arch built (approximate date).[2]
- 533- Successful recovered by Byzantines of Egypt
- 643 - Rashidun caliphate subdued Tripoli.[3]
- 1140 - Normans in power in Tripolitania.[2]
- 1149 - Tripoli pillaged by the Normans of Sicily.[4]
- 1401 - Tripoli was reconquered by the Tunisians.[4]
- 1510 - 25 July: Spanish forces captured the city; [4] it remained under Spanish rule for the next two decades.[5]
- 1530 - Tripoli granted to the Knights Hospitaller; it remained under their rule for the next two decades.[2][4]
- 1551 - August: City besieged by Ottoman forces led by Sinan Pasha, Turgut Reis, and Murad Agha.[5]
- 1556 - Cathedral mosque built.[5]
- 1559 - St. Peter fortress built.[5]
- 1604 - Iskandar Pasha hammam built.[5]
- 1610 - Jama'a al-Naqa'a (mosque of the camel) restored.[5]
- 1654 - Uthman Pasha Madrasa built.[6]
- 1670 - Sidi Salem (building) restored.[5]
- 1671 - Darghouth Turkish Bath established.[citation needed]
- 1675 - Conflict between Barbary corsairs and British naval forces.[7]
- 1680 - Mosque of Mahmud Khaznadar built.[5][6]
- 1699 - Mosque of Muhammad Pasha built.[6]
- 1711 - Ahmed Karamanli in power.[4]
- 1736 - Ahmad Pasha al-Qarahmanli mosque built.[6]
19th century
- 1801 - First Barbary War begins.
- 1804 - Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor.[4]
- 1815 - Second Barbary War.[4]
- 1823 - Population: 15,000.[8]
- 1825 - August: Battle of Tripoli.
- 1834 - Gurgi Mosque built.[6]
- 1835 - Ottomans in power.[5][4]
- 1846 - Santa Maria degli Angeli church built.[2]
- 1858 - Arab demonstrations.[5]
- 1859 - Technical school established.[5]
- 1860 - Bab el-Jedid (gate) opens.[2]
- 1870 - Torre dell'Orologio built.[2]
- 1879 - Primary schools open.[5]
- 1882 - Population: 25,000.[5]
- 1883 - Royal Italian School opens.[5]
20th century
- 1911
- Italo-Turkish War
- Population: 29,869.[5]
- 1919 - Archaeological Museum established in the Red Castle
- 1924 - Lungomare Conte Volpi constructed.[9]
- 1925
- Tripoli Grand Prix begins.
- Grand Hotel built.[9]
- 1927 - Tripoli International Fair begins.
- 1928 - Tripoli Cathedral, Miramare Theatre,[10] and Bank of Italy building[11] constructed.
- 1929 - Governor's Palace built.[11]
- 1935 - Suq al-Mushir reconstructed.[10]
- 1937 - March: Mussolini visits city.[12][13]
- 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.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 1973
- University of Tripoli established.
- Population: 551,477.[16]
- 1975 - Misurata-Tripoli highway constructed.[17]
- 1978
- Libyan Studies Center opens.
- Tripoli International Airport renovated.
- 1982
- June 11 Stadium opens.
- Grand Hotel Tripoli built.[6]
- 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.[18]
- 2012 - General National Congress begins meeting in Ghabat Al Nasr Convention Centre.[citation needed]
- 2020 - Since January 6, 2020, GNA started entering the town, recapturing it from LNA.
- 2025 – The UN-recognized Libyan government in the west of the country is expected to assert its control, following the reported killing of powerful militia leader Abdelghani al-Kikli, also known as Gheniwa.[19]
