Timeline of Tripoli

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

Prior to 19th century

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]

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.

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.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

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