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Tripoli, Libya Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwe ...

Prior to 19th century

* 7th C. BCE ** Tripoli was founded by

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ns **

Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika ( ar, برقة, Barqah, grc-koi, Κυρηναϊκή ��παρχίαKurēnaïkḗ parkhíā}, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between ...

(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 Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...

. * 1149 - Tripoli pillaged by the

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. * 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

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; it remained under their rule for the next two decades. * 1551 - August: City

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by Ottoman forces led by

Sinan Pasha Koca Sinan Pasha ( tr, Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great"; c. 1506 - 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. In a Ragusan docume ...

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, 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 -

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in power. * 1736 - Ahmad Pasha al-Qarahmanli mosque built.

19th century

* 1801 -

First Barbary War The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the Barbary Wars, in which the United States and Sweden fought against Tripolitania. Tripolitania had declared war against Sw ...

begins. * 1804 -

Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor The Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval action that occurred during the American naval blockade which took place in Tripoli Harbor on July 14, 1804. The battle was part of the First Barbary War between forces of the United States and ...

. * 1815 -

Second Barbary War The Second Barbary War (1815) or the U.S.–Algerian War was fought between the United States and the North African Barbary Coast states of Tripoli, Tunis, and Algiers. The war ended when the United States Senate ratified Commodore Stephen ...

. * 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 The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War ( tr, Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War", it, Guerra di Libia, "War of Libya") was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911, to 18 October 1912. As a result o ...

** Population: 29,869. * 1919 - Archaeological Museum established in the Red Castle * 1924 - Lungomare Conte Volpi constructed. * 1925 **

Tripoli Grand Prix The Tripoli Grand Prix (Italian: ''Gran Premio di Tripoli'') was a motor racing event first held in 1925 on a racing circuit outside Tripoli, the capital of what was then Italian Tripolitania, now Libya. It lasted until 1940. Background Motor ...

begins. ** Grand Hotel built. * 1927 -

Tripoli International Fair Tripoli International Fair (TIF) () is an annual commercial exhibition and trade event taking place in Tripoli, Libya. It involves participants from North Africa and is organized by The General Board of Fairs (GBF). History The Tripoli Internatio ...

begins. * 1928 -

Tripoli Cathedral Algeria Square Mosque or Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque, formerly Tripoli Cathedral ( it, La Cattedrale di Tripoli; ar, كاتدرائية طرابلس), is a mosque and former Roman Catholic church located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is s ...

, Miramare Theatre, and Bank of Italy building constructed. * 1929 - Governor's Palace built. * 1935 - Suq al-Mushir reconstructed. * 1937 - March:

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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. * 1951 - City becomes capital of United Libyan Kingdom. * 1953 - Almadina Sporting Club formed. * 1964 - Population: 213,506. * 1973 **

University of Tripoli , mottoeng = He has taught man that which he knew not , established = 1955 , type = Public , colors = Blue Sky and Sunglow , mascot = Fennec fox , city = Tripoli , country = Libya , co ...

established. ** Population: 551,477. * 1975 - Misurata-Tripoli

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constructed. * 1978 ** Libyan Studies Center opens. **

Tripoli International Airport Tripoli International Airport () is a closed international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of Libya. The airport is located in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir, from central Tripoli. It used to be the hub for Libyan Airlines, ...

renovated. * 1982 **

June 11 Stadium The Tripoli International Stadium ( ar, ملعب طرابلس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 65,000 spectators. It is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations ...

opens. ** Grand Hotel Tripoli built. * 1986 - 15 April - Aerial bombing by United States forces. * 1990 - That El Emad Towers built. * 2000 -

GMR Stadium The Great Manmade River Stadium (GMR or GMMR stadium) is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium situated just a few metres away from the 11 June Stadium in the heart of Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli's sporting city. The stadium is named after the ...

opens.

21st century

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* 2011 ** 17–25 February: Tripoli protests and clashes. ** 20–28 August: Battle of Tripoli. ** 11 October:

re-opens. ** 14 October: Tripoli clashes. ** Population: 1,127,000. * 2012 -

General National Congress The General National Congress or General National Council (GNC; ar, المؤتمر الوطني العام, Berber: Agraw Amuran Amatay) was the legislative authority of Libya for two years following the end of the First Libyan Civil War. It w ...

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

References

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* * Ward, Philip. 1969. Tripoli: Portrait of a City. Cambridge, England: The Oleander Press, * Warfelli, Muhammad. 1976. The Old City of Tripoli. Art and Archaeology Research Papers. * * ;Published in 21st century * * * *

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