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Timeline of Damascus

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

Prior to 7th century

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History of Syria

Prehistory
Levantine corridor Natufian culture Halaf culture Uruk period Abu Hureyra Aswad Yarmukian culture
Bronze Age
Amorites Akkadian Empire Arameans Canaanites Middle Assyrian Empire Ebla Nagar Yamhad Qatna Mari Ugarit Emar Late Bronze Age collapse
Antiquity
Aram-Damascus Syro-Hittite states Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Achaemenid Syria Seleucid Syria Parthian Empire Roman Syria Palmyrene Empire Byzantine Syria
Middle Ages
Muslim conquest (636) Caliphal Syria (Bilad al-Sham) Umayyad Syria Abbasid Syria Tulunid dynasty Ikhshidid dynasty Zangid dynasty Hamdanid dynasty Mirdasid dynasty Fatimid Syria Saljuqid Syria Crusader states County of Edessa Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli Ayyubid Syria (1174–1260) Mamluk Syria (1260–1516)
Early modern
Ottoman Syria (1516–1918)
Modern
Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920) French Mandate Syrian Federation (1922–25) State of Syria (1925–30) Mandatory Republic (1930–46) Independent First Syrian Republic (1946–50) Second Syrian Republic (1950–58, 1961–63) United Arab Republic (1958–61) Ba'thist Syria (1963–present)
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Map of Damascus in 1855

View of Damascus, 1898

965 BCE – Ezron, King of Aram-Zobah conquers Damascus
843 BCE – Hazael assassinated Ben-Hadad I and made himself king of Damascus.^[1]
732 BCE – Neo-Assyrian Empire conquers Damascus
572 BCE – Neo-Babylonians conquered Damascus
538 BCE – Achaemenid Empire annexes Damascus
333 BCE – Alexander the Great conquers Damascus
112 BCE – Damascus fell to Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.^[1]
150 CE – Damascus became a Roman provincial city under Trajan.^[1]
4th century – Temple of Jupiter built by the Romans.

7th–19th centuries

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613 – Sasanian captured Damascus during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
634 – Arab conquest of Damascus under Khalid ibn al-Walid.^[1]
715 – Great Mosque built by Al-Walid I by converting the church of St John the Baptist constructed by Arcadius.^[1]
789 – Qubbat al-Khazna built.
1078 – Citadel of Damascus built.
1126 – Crusaders attacked Damascus.^[1]
1129 – Crusaders march on Damascus.
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.
1229 – Damascus besieged
1234 – Aqsab Mosque built.
1250 – Qaymariyya hand city over to al-Nasir Yusuf in bloodless coup.
1254 – Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa established.
1260 – Kitbuga, a confidant of the Mongol Ilkhan Hulagu, captured Damascus.^[2] Then, it was captured five days after the Battle of Ain Jalut by the Mamluk Sultanate.
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.
1518 – Salimiyya Takiyya built.
1558 – Sulaymaniyya Takiyya built.
1566 – Salimiyya Madrasa established.
1574 – Khan al-Harir built.
1605 – Printing press established.^[3]
1736 – Khan Sulayman Pasha built.
1750 – Azm Palace built.
1752 – Khan As'ad Pasha built.
1832 – Captured by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.^[1]
1840 – Return of the city to Turkish domination, when the Egyptians were driven out of Syria.^[1]
1860 – Massacre; the Moslem population rose against the Christians.^[1]
1885 – Bakdash (ice cream parlor) established.
1900 – Population: 154,000. (approx date) ^[1]

20th century

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1918 – October: Arab troops led by Emir Feisal, and supported by British Armed Forces, capture Damascus, ending 400 years of Ottoman rule.^[4]
1920 – July: French Armed Forces occupy Damascus, forcing Feisal to flee abroad.^[4]
1923 – University founded.
1925/6 – French forces bombard Damascus.^[4]
1928 – Al-Wahda Club of Damascus founded.
1935 – Population: 193,912.^[5]
1939 – Chapel of Saint Paul inaugurated.
1946 – Population: 303,952.^[6]
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.^[4]
1964 – Population: 562,907 (estimate).^[7]
1970 – Population: 836,668 city; 923,253 urban agglomeration.^[8]
1977 – Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts founded.
1981
- Bomb explodes near Syrian Air Force headquarters.^[9]
- Azbakiyah bombing
1983 – Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology founded.
1984 – Al-Assad National Library established.
1985 – Population: 1,196,710 (estimate).^[10]
1986 – Bombings
1994 – Population: 1,549,000 (estimate).^[11]
2000 – Spring

21st century

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2004 – Damascus Opera House inaugurated.
2006
- February: "Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus are set on fire."^[4]
- September: "Attack on the US embassy."^[4]
2008 – Population: 1,680,000 (estimate).^[12]
2009 – Damascus Securities Exchange founded.
2011
- March: Protest; crackdown.^[13]
- Syrian civil war begins.
2012
2013
- Damascus offensive (2013)
2018
- May: Syrian Armed Forces recapture the entire city of Damascus.^[15]^[16]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Britannica 1910.

^ "Histoire des Croisades III", René Grousset, p. 586.

^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. H. Grevel & Co.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f BBC News (28 August 2011). "Timeline". Syria profile. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

^ Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, p. 278, OL 5812502M

^ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 485, OL 6112221M

^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.

^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

^ "Damascus Bomb Blast Is Reported to Kill 20". New York Times. September 4, 1981.

^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

^ "Syria's War: An Interactive Timeline". Syria Deeply. New York: News Deeply. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

^ ^a ^b Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.

^ "Syrian government declares capital fully under its control". ABC News. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

^ "Syrian army takes last insurgent area near Damascus". Reuters. 21 May 2018.

Bibliography

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Published in 19th century

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H. A. S. Dearborn (1819), "Damascus", A Memoir on the Commerce and Navigation of the Black Sea, Boston: Wells & Lilly
Josiah Conder (1824), "Damascus", Syria and Asia Minor, London: James Duncan, OCLC 8888382
John Fuller (1830), "Damascus", Narrative of a Tour Through Some Parts of the Turkish Empire, John Murray, OCLC 15470157
David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Damascus". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Vol. 7. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker. hdl:2027/mdp.39015068302770.
Thomas Bartlett (1841). "Damascus". New Tablet of Memory; or, Chronicle of Remarkable Events. London: Thomas Kelly.
Josias Leslie Porter (1855), Five years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History, Topography, and Antiquities of That City, London: J. Murray, OCLC 399684, OL 6951148M
Charles Knight, ed. (1866). "Damascus". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. Vol. 2. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064794.
George Henry Townsend (1867), "Damascus", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
"Damascus", Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria, London: T. Cook & Son, 1876
"Damascus", Palestine and Syria, Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1876. (+ 1898 ed.)
Èmile Isambert (1881). "Damas". Itinéraire descriptif, historique et archéologique de l'Orient. Guides Joanne (in French). Vol. 3: Syrie, Palestine. hdl:2027/nyp.33433002689614.
Guy Le Strange (1890), "Damascus", Palestine under the Moslems: a description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500, London: A.P. Watt

Published in 20th century

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"Damascus", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
D.S. Margoliouth (1907), Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus, London: Chatto & Windus, OL 23283598M
Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1910). "Damascus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). pp. 784–785.
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Damascus", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
R. Stephen Humphreys. "Urban Topography and Urban Society: Damascus under the Ayyubids and Mamluks." In his, Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry. Minneapolis, 1988. pp. 209–32.
Michael Chamberlain, Knowledge and Social Practice in Medieval Damascus, 1190–1350. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. pp. 27–68.
John Block Friedman; Kristen Mossler Figg (2000). "Damascus". Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 146+. ISBN 978-1-135-59094-9.