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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1746 - Riyadh established by Dahham bin Dawwas.
  • 1823 - Riyadh becomes capital of Emirate of Nejd.
  • 1865 - Masmak fort built (approximate date).

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Battle of Riyadh.
  • 1910 - Population: 14,000.
  • 1919 - Royal family relocates to Riyadh.
  • 1929 - Muhammad bin Saad bin Zaid becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • 1930 - Population: 27,000.
  • 1932 - Riyadh becomes capital of Saudi Arabia.
  • 1937
  • Murabba' Palace built.
  • Nasser bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • 1947
  • Shabab AlRiyadh football club formed.
  • Sultan bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • 1950
  • Saudi Library established.
  • City wall dismantled.
  • Population: 83,000.
  • 1951 - Railway begins operating (to eastern coast).
  • 1952 - Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • 1953 - Airport opens.
  • 1954 - Salman bin Abdul-Aziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • 1955 - Al Nassr FC formed.
  • 1957
  • Riyadh University opens.
  • Al-Tarbiyah Al-Namouthajiyah Schools established.
  • Olympic Club and Al-Hilal (basketball) club formed.
  • Turki bin Abdul-Aziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • Annasriyyah royal residential district built.
  • 1961
  • Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • Institute of Public Administration established.
  • 1963
  • Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province, succeeded by Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
  • American International School established.
  • 1965 - Al Riyadh newspaper begins publication.
  • 1968
  • Population: 281,260.
  • Pakistan International School and Dar al-Kutub al-Watani'yah (library) established.
  • 1970
  • Riyadh University for Women founded.
  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital cornerstone laid.
  • 1972 - World Assembly of Muslim Youth founded.
  • 1974 - Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University established.
  • 1975
  • 25 March: King Faisal assassinated.
  • 18 June: Faisal bin Musaid beheaded at Dira Square.
  • 1976
  • Population: 598,239.
  • City hosts Arab League summit.
  • 1977 - Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology established.
  • 1978 - Riyadh TV Tower built.
  • 1979 - British International School established.
  • 1981 - King Fahd Road laid out.
  • 1982
  • King Khalid International Airport opens.
  • Indian Embassy School founded.
  • 1983 - King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and Riyadh College of Technology established.
  • 1985 - Tuwaiq Palace built.
  • 1987
  • Rotana Group in business.
  • Population: 1,417,000.
  • King Fahd International Stadium built.
  • 1990
  • King Fahd National Library, Bangladesh International School, English Section and Prince Salman Center for Disability Research founded.
  • Women protest driving ban.
  • 1995 - Masmak fort museum opens.
  • 1997
  • Population: 3,100,000.
  • Wadi Laban Bridge constructed.
  • 1998 - New Middle East International School established.
  • 1999
  • National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Prince Sultan Private College, and Royal Saudi Air Force Museum established.
  • King Abdulaziz Public Library opens.

    • 2000s

  • 2000 - Al Faisaliyah Center built.
  • 2001
  • Al-Yamamah College established.
  • Wadi Hanifah bioremediation begins.
  • Population: 4,137,000.
  • 2002
  • Al Mamlaka Tower built.
  • Sahara Plaza shopping mall built.
  • 2003 - May: Bombings.
  • 2004
  • Al Ekhbariya television begins broadcasting.
  • Delta International School founded.
  • 2005
  • Burj Al Anoud built.
  • King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences established.
  • 2006 - Riyadh International Book Fair begins.
  • 2007 - Alfaisal University opens.
  • 2009 - March: Sandstorm.

    • 2010s

  • 2010 - Population: 5,254,560.
  • 2011
  • May: Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
  • October: Funeral of Sultan bin Abdulaziz.
  • 2012
  • Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Mogbel becomes mayor.
  • November: Truck crash.
  • 2013
  • Mohammed bin Nayef Centre opens.[1]
  • Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia in business.
  • 2014 - Air pollution in Riyadh reaches annual mean of 156 PM2.5 and 368 PM10, much higher than recommended.

    • References

    Timeline of Riyadh Wikipedia
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