Timeline of Aleppo

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

Prior to 10th century

 * Founded before 2000 BCE
 * 1800–1525 BCE – part of the Amorite dynasty
 * 333 BCE – Alexander the Great in power.
 * 286 BCE – Hellenic settlement of Beroea established.
 * 88 BCE – City becomes part of Kingdom of Armenia.
 * 64 BCE – City becomes part of Roman Syria.
 * 611 CE – Persian Chosroes II in power.
 * 637
 * July–October: Siege of Aleppo by Muslim forces.
 * Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque built.
 * 717 – Great Mosque built.

10th–12th centuries

 * 944 – Sayf al-Dawla in power.
 * 962 – City sacked by the Byzantines.
 * 1086 - Aleppo submit to the rule of Malik-Shah, the Turkish ruler of the Seljuk Empire
 * 1094 – After defeating opposing Seljuk governor Aq Sunqur, Tutush becomes ruler of the city.
 * 1124 – City besieged by Christian crusaders under Baldwin II of Jerusalem.
 * 1124 – Al-Halawiyah Madrasa built.
 * 1138 – 11 October: Earthquake was one of deadliest of all time.
 * 1168 – Al-Muqaddamiyah Madrasa established.
 * 1170 – 29 June: Earthquake.
 * 1183 – Saladin assumes power.
 * 1193
 * Az-Zahir Ghazi in power.
 * Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa built.

13th century

 * 1211 – Hammam al-Sultan built.
 * 1212 – Bab al-Nasr (gate) rebuilt.
 * 1218 – Aqueduct restored.
 * 1223 – Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa established.
 * 1230 – Bab al-Maqam (gate) built.
 * 1236 – Al-Firdaws Madrasa established.
 * 1237
 * Khanqah al-Farafira (monastery) and Al-Kameliyah Madrasa built.
 * Bab al-Nairab (gate) built (approximate date).
 * 1242 – Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa built.
 * 1251 – Al-Turantaiyah Madrasa built.
 * 1256 – Bab Qinnasrin (gate) rebuilt.
 * 1260 – City besieged by Mongol forces under Hulagu Khan.
 * 1280 – City besieged by Mongol forces.

14th–15th centuries

 * 1303 – Mahmandar Mosque built.
 * 1318 – Altun Bogha Mosque built.
 * 1350 – Al-Sahibiyah Mosque built.
 * 1354 – Bimaristan Arghun al-Kamili (asylum) active.
 * 1398 – Al-Otrush Mosque and Al-Tawashi mosque built.
 * 1400 – City sacked by forces of Timur of Transoxia.
 * 1427 – Citadel expanded.
 * 1418 – Central Synagogue rebuilt.
 * 1425 – Al-Saffahiyah Mosque built.
 * 1429 – Forty Martyrs Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1450
 * Khan al-Qadi active in Al-Madina Souq.
 * Hammam al-Bayadah built.
 * 1472 – Khan al-Burghul built in Al-Madina Souq.
 * 1491 – Hammam Yalbugha built.
 * 1500
 * Cathedral of Our Lady of Syrians built.
 * Church of the Dormition of Our Lady renovated.

16th century

 * 1509 – Bab al-Hadid (gate) rebuilt.
 * 1516 – Ottoman Selim I in power.
 * 1517 – Becomes part of Ottoman Empire.
 * 1534 – City becomes capital of Aleppo Eyalet.
 * 1537 – Population: 80,000.
 * 1539 – Souq Khan al-Nahhaseen built in Al-Madina Souq.
 * 1546 – Khan al-Shouneh built in Al-Madina Souq.
 * 1547 – Khusruwiyah Mosque built.
 * 1548 – Consulate of Republic of Venice established.
 * 1557 – Al-Adiliyah Mosque built (approximate date).
 * 1562 – Consulate of France established.
 * 1583 – Consulate of England established.

17th–18th centuries



 * 1603 – Beit Wakil (mansion) built.
 * 1622 – Levant Company in business.
 * 1613 – Consulate of the Netherlands established.
 * 1629 – Guild of "makers of swords, knives, daggers, bows, and shields" organized.
 * 1682 - Souq Khan al-Wazir built in Al-Madina Souq.
 * 1683 - Population: 115,000.
 * 1706 - Printing press established.
 * 1724 – Al-Ahmadiyah Madrasa established.
 * 1730 – Madrasa Ridaiya established.

19th century

 * 1805 – Uprising.
 * 1812 – Earthquake; citadel collapses.
 * 1814 – "Janissary massacre."
 * 1822 – Earthquake.
 * 1823
 * Cholera outbreak.
 * Population: 250,000 (approximate).
 * 1827 – Plague.
 * 1830 – Earthquake.
 * 1832
 * Ibrahim Pasha takes city for Muhammad Ali of Egypt.
 * Cholera outbreak.
 * 1834 – Military barracks built in the Citadel.
 * 1840 – Mohammed Ali relinquishes power.
 * 1850
 * City besieged by Beduins.
 * Massacre of Aleppo (1850).
 * 1853 – Pogrom of Jews.
 * 1858 – Population: 70,000 (approximate).
 * 1859 – Terre-Sainte College opens.
 * 1864 – City becomes capital of Aleppo Vilayet.
 * 1868 – Municipal council formed.
 * 1873 – Saint Elias Cathedral built.
 * 1875 – Pogrom of Jews.
 * 1878 – Population: 95,000 (approximate).
 * 1885 – Aleppo chamber of commerce founded.
 * 1892 – Thanawiyyat al-Ma'mun (school) opens.
 * 1899 - Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower built.

20th century



 * 1901 – Ades Synagogue established.
 * 1906 – Hama-Aleppo railway in operation.
 * 1909 – Abd al-Wahab al-Inklizi becomes mayor.
 * 1910
 * Nadi al-Ta'ddud (Mutual Aid Society) founded.
 * Population: 130,000 (approximate).
 * 1911 – Baron Hotel in business.
 * 1912 – Baghdad Railway in operation.
 * 1916 – Aleppo College established.
 * 1918 – Ihsan al-Jabiri becomes mayor.
 * 1920 - Syria mandated to the French; city becomes capital of State of Aleppo.
 * 1922 - Red Hand Society organized (approximate date).
 * 1924
 * Damascus and Aleppo united by the French.
 * Airport in operation (approximate date).
 * Municipal library established.
 * 1925 – Al-Yarmouk Sporting Club formed.
 * 1927 – al-Hadith journal begins publication.
 * 1931 - National Museum of Aleppo founded.
 * 1933 - Grand Serail d'Alep opens.
 * 1936 - al-Nazir newspaper begins publication.
 * 1945
 * National Library of Aleppo and Club d'Alep open.
 * 1947 - Pogrom of Jews.
 * 1948
 * People's Party established.
 * Al-Baladi Stadium opens.
 * 1949
 * Aleppo Public Park created.
 * Al-Ittihad Sports Club and Jalaa FC formed.
 * 1950
 * Population: 362,500.
 * al-Nass newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
 * 1952 – Hurriya Sporting Club formed.
 * 1958 – University of Aleppo established.
 * 1963 – Nasserist insurgency.
 * 1964 – Population: 547,030 (estimate).
 * 1965 – Chemins de Fer Syriens headquartered in city.
 * 1970
 * Our Lady of Assumption church opens.
 * Population: 639,428.
 * 1971 – Statue of Qustaki al-Himsi erected in Liberty Square.
 * 1975 – Popular Traditions Museum opens in Beit Achiqbash.
 * 1977 – International School of Aleppo established.
 * 1979 – Aleppo Artillery School massacre took place by Muslim Brotherhood.
 * 1980 – Siege of Aleppo.
 * 1983 – International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas seed bank founded.
 * 1985 – Population: 1,145,117 (estimate).
 * 1986 – Al-Hamadaniah Stadium opens.
 * 1990 – Population: 1,216,000.
 * 1994
 * Aleppo Citadel Museum opens.
 * Population: 1,542,000 (estimate).
 * 1997 – Lycée Français d'Alep established.

21st century

 * 2002 – Private University of Science and Arts established.
 * 2004 – Population: 2,132,100.
 * 2006 – City designated an Islamic Capital of Culture.
 * 2007 – Aleppo International Stadium opens.
 * 2008
 * Sabah Fakhri Institute of music opened.
 * Population: 4,450,000 (estimate).
 * 2012
 * 10 February: Bombings.
 * 18 March: Bombing.
 * 4 May: Protest and crackdown.
 * 19 July: Battle of Aleppo begins.
 * 9 September: Bombing near the 7 April Stadium.
 * 3 October: Bombing in Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square.
 * 2013
 * 15 January: Aleppo University bombings.
 * 19 March: Chemical weapon attack by militants.
 * 2016
 * 22 December: Battle of Aleppo ends.
 * 2020
 * 16 February: Syrian Armed Forces recapture the entire city of Aleppo.