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Timeline of Damascus

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Timeline of Damascus

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Damascus, Syria.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 965 BCE – Ezron, King of Aram-Zobah conquers Damascus
  • 732 BCE – Neo-Assyrian Empire conquers Damascus
  • 572 BCE – Neo-Babylonians conquered Damascus
  • 4th century – Temple of Jupiter built by the Romans.
  • 634 – Arab conquest of Damascus.
  • 715 – Great Mosque built.
  • 789 – Qubbat al-Khazna built.
  • 1078 – Citadel of Damascus built.
  • 1142 – Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa established.
  • 1154 – Nur al-Din Bimaristan built.
  • 1196 – Mausoleum of Saladin built.
  • 1215 – Al-Adiliyah Madrasa founded.
  • 1216 – Citadel of Damascus rebuilt.
  • 1224 – Al-Rukniyah Madrasa built.
  • 1234 – Aqsab Mosque built.
  • 1254 – Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa established.
  • 1277 – Al-Zahiriyah Library established.
  • 1400 – Timur, the Turco-Mongol conqueror, besieges Damascus.
  • 1515 – Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa built.
  • 1516 – Ottomans under Selim I conquered Damascus from the Mamluks.
  • 1558 – Tekkiye Mosque built.
  • 1566 – Al-Salimiyah Madrasa established.
  • 1574 – Khan al-Harir built.
  • 1605 - Printing press established.
  • 1736 – Khan Sulayman Pasha built.
  • 1750 – Azm Palace built.
  • 1752 – Khan As'ad Pasha built.
  • 1885 – Bakdash (ice cream parlor) established.

    • 20th century

  • 1918 – October: "Arab troops led by Emir Feisal, and supported by British forces, capture Damascus, ending 400 years of Ottoman rule."
  • 1920 – July: "French forces occupy Damascus, forcing Feisal to flee abroad."
  • 1923 – Damascus University founded.
  • 1925-6 – "French forces bombard Damascus."
  • 1928 – Al-Wahda Club of Damascus founded.
  • 1935 – Population: 193,912.
  • 1939 – Chapel of Saint Paul inaugurated.
  • 1946 – Population: 303,952.
  • 1947 – Al-Jaish Sports Club founded.
  • 1960 – Syrian Television begins broadcasting.
  • 1961 – September: "Discontent with Egyptian domination of the United Arab Republic prompts a group of Syrian army officers to seize power in Damascus and dissolve the union."
  • 1977 – Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts founded.
  • 1981 – Bomb explodes near Syrian Air Force headquarters.
  • 1983 – Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology founded.
  • 1984 – Al-Assad National Library established.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 – Damascus Spring
  • 2004 – Damascus Opera House inaugurated.
  • 2006
  • February: "Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus are set on fire."
  • September: "Attack on the US embassy."
  • 2009 – Damascus Securities Exchange founded.
  • 2011
  • March: Protest; crackdown.
  • Syrian civil war begins.
  • 2012
  • January 2012 al-Midan bombing
  • March 2012 Damascus bombings
  • April 2012 Damascus bombings
  • 10 May 2012 Damascus bombings.
  • Summer 2012 Damascus clashes
  • Battle of Damascus (2012)

    • References

    Timeline of Damascus Wikipedia
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