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
 * Cyrenaica (eastern coastal region of Libya) colonized by the Greeks
 * 2nd C. BCE - Romans in power.
 * 163 CE - Roman Triumphal Arch built (approximate date).
 * 533- Successful recovered by Byzantines of Egypt
 * 643 - Rashidun caliphate subdued Tripoli.
 * 1140 - Normans in power in Tripolitania.
 * 1149 - Tripoli pillaged by the Normans of Sicily.
 * 1401 - Tripoli was reconquered by the Tunisians.
 * 1510 - 25 July: Spanish forces captured the city; it remained under Spanish rule for the next two decades.
 * 1530 - Tripoli granted to the Knights Hospitaller; it remained under their rule for the next two decades.
 * 1551 - August: City besieged by Ottoman forces led by Sinan Pasha, Turgut Reis, and Murad Agha.
 * 1556 - Cathedral mosque built.
 * 1559 - St. Peter fortress built.
 * 1604 - Iskandar Pasha hammam built.
 * 1610 - Jama'a al-Naqa'a (mosque of the camel) restored.
 * 1654 - Uthman Pasha Madrasa built.
 * 1670 - Sidi Salem (building) restored.
 * 1671 - Darghouth Turkish Bath established.
 * 1675 - Conflict between Barbary corsairs and British naval forces.
 * 1680 - Mosque of Mahmud Khaznadar built.
 * 1699 - Mosque of Muhammad Pasha built.
 * 1711 - Ahmed Karamanli in power.
 * 1736 - Ahmad Pasha al-Qarahmanli mosque built.

19th century

 * 1801 - First Barbary War begins.
 * 1804 - Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor.
 * 1815 - Second Barbary War.
 * 1823 - Population: 15,000.
 * 1825 - August: Battle of Tripoli.
 * 1834 - Gurgi Mosque built.
 * 1835 - Ottomans in power.
 * 1846 - Santa Maria degli Angeli church built.
 * 1858 - Arab demonstrations.
 * 1859 - Technical school established.
 * 1860 - Bab el-Jedid (gate) opens.
 * 1870 - Torre dell'Orologio built.
 * 1879 - Primary schools open.
 * 1882 - Population: 25,000.
 * 1883 - Royal Italian School opens.

20th century

 * 1911
 * Italo-Turkish War
 * Population: 29,869.
 * 1919 - Archaeological Museum established in the Red Castle
 * 1924 - Lungomare Conte Volpi constructed.
 * 1925
 * Tripoli Grand Prix begins.
 * Grand Hotel built.
 * 1927 - Tripoli International Fair begins.
 * 1928 - Tripoli Cathedral, Miramare Theatre, and Bank of Italy building constructed.
 * 1929 - Governor's Palace built.
 * 1935 - Suq al-Mushir reconstructed.
 * 1937 - March: Mussolini visits city.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 1973
 * University of Tripoli established.
 * Population: 551,477.
 * 1975 - Misurata-Tripoli highway constructed.
 * 1978
 * Libyan Studies Center opens.
 * Tripoli International Airport renovated.
 * 1982
 * June 11 Stadium opens.
 * Grand Hotel Tripoli built.
 * 1986 - 15 April - Aerial bombing by United States forces.
 * 1990 - That El Emad Towers built.
 * 2000 - GMR Stadium opens.

21st century



 * 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.
 * 2012 - General National Congress begins meeting in Ghabat Al Nasr Convention Centre.
 * 2020 - Since January 6, 2020, GNA started entering the town, recapturing it from LNA.