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Timeline of Sana'a

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sana'a, Yemen.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 530 CE - Abraha in power, with Sana'a as his capital (approximate date).
  • 570 - Siege of Sana'a (570); Sassanids in power.
  • 715 - Great Mosque of Sana'a building expanded.
  • 869 - Hiwali Yufirids in power (approximate date).
  • 901 - Town occupied by forces of Zaidi Yahya bin al-Husain.
  • 905 - Karmatian Ali bin al-Fadl in power.
  • 915 - Yufirid As'ad bin Ibrahim in power.
  • 956 - Town taken by Zaidi Mukhtar.
  • 1062 - Ali al-Sulayhi in power.
  • 1067 - Sulayhid capital relocated from Sana'a to Jibla by Arwa al-Sulayhi (approximate date).
  • 1221 - Rasulid Badr al-Din Hasan in power.
  • 1259 - Earthquake.
  • 1538 - Ottomans in power.
  • 1602 - Ottomans ousted.
  • 1872 - Ottomans in power; Sana'a becomes capital of the Yemen Vilayet.
  • 1891
  • Uprising against Turkish rule.
  • Population: 50,000 (estimate).

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Dar as-Sanay built.
  • 1905 - Uprising against Turkish rule.
  • 1911 - Political unrest.
  • 1918 - Turkish rule ends.
  • 1921 - Population: 25,000 (approximate estimate).
  • 1948
  • 17 February: Imam Yahya assassinated.
  • Alwaziri coup.
  • 1952 - Al-Ahli Club Sana'a (football club) formed.
  • 1954 - Al-Wehda Club (football club) formed.
  • 1962
  • September: Military coup;
  • City becomes capital of the Yemen Arab Republic.
  • Al-Thawra newspaper begins publication.
  • 1967 - November: Siege of Sana'a (1967) begins.
  • 1970 - Sana'a University established.
  • 1971 - National Museum of Yemen established in Dar al-Shukr.
  • 1974 - June: Military coup; Ibrahim al-Hamdi in power.
  • 1975
  • Installation of water supply system begins.
  • Population: 134,600.
  • 1981 - 280,000.
  • 1982 - French Center for Archaeology and Social Sciences established.
  • 1983 - Sana'a University Museum built.
  • 1984 - Military Museum and General Organisation for the Preservation of Old Sana'a established.
  • 1986
  • Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium and Althawra Sports City Stadium open.
  • Old City designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Population: 427,505.
  • 1987 - Sultan Palace Hotel in business.
  • 1988 - Women's Technical School built.
  • 1990
  • City becomes capital of the Republic of Yemen.
  • Central Bank of Yemen headquartered in city.
  • 1991 - Yemen Times newspaper begins publication.
  • 1994 - Population: 973,548.
  • 1995 - San'a Institute for the Arabic Language established.
  • 1996 - Yemen Observer newspaper begins publication.

    • 2000s

  • 2004 - House of Folklore museum established.
  • 2008
  • Saleh Mosque built.
  • 17 September: 2008 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen.
  • November: Political demonstration.
  • Al-Oruba football club formed.
  • 2009 - Population: 1,976,286.

    • 2010s

  • 2011
  • 23 May-7 June: Battle of Sana'a (2011) (first phase).
  • 18 September-25 November: Battle of Sana'a (2011) (second phase).
  • 2011 Yemeni protests.
  • 2012 - 21 May: 2012 Sana'a bombing.
  • 2014
  • 16–21 September: Battle of Sana'a (2014).
  • 21 September: 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état begins.
  • 9 October: Bombing in Tahrir Square.
  • 2015
  • January 2015 Sana'a bombing
  • 20 January: Houthis take Presidential Palace.
  • 20 March: 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings.
  • April: Airstrike.
  • 2016 - Yemen Supreme Political Council headquartered in city.

    • References

    Timeline of Sana'a Wikipedia
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