Timeline of Latakia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Latakia, Syria.
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- 183 CE - Latakia Tetraporticus built.
- 494 CE - Earthquake.[1]
- 1102 - Tancred in power.[2]
- 1170 - Earthquake.[2]
- 1188 - Saladin in power.[2]
- 1287
- al-Mansur Qala'un in power.
- Earthquake.[2]
- 1725 - Sulayman Pasha al-'Azm of Tripoli in power.[3]
- 1752 - 21 July: Earthquake.[4]
- 1822 - Earthquake.[2][4]
- 1829 - Franciscan monastery built.
- 1880 - Literary society founded.[3]
20th century
- 1909 - April: Influx of refugees.[5]
- 1920 - Latakia becomes part of the Alawite State of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon.
- 1932 - Population: 24,000.[6]
- 1933 - Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latakia) built.
- 1942
- 1943 - Population: 36,000.[6]
- 1945 - Hutteen Sporting Club formed.
- 1947 - Tishreen Sports Club formed.
- 1950s - Port of Latakia expanded.[7]
- 1955 - Latakia Camp of Palestinian refugees established.
- 1957 - Population: 56,000.[6]
- 1970s - Ras Ibn Hani archaeological site discovered near Latakia.
- 1970 - Population: 126,000.[6]
- 1971 - University of Latakia established.
- 1973 - 7 October: Battle of Latakia occurs offshore.
- 1978 - Al-Assad Stadium opens.
- 1980 - Marine Research Center built.[9]
- 1986 - National Museum of the City of Latakia inaugurated.
- 1987
- Latakia Sports City Stadium opens.[9]
- September: 1987 Mediterranean Games held.
- Population: 241,000.[6]
- 1989 - Naissa Mosque built.[9]
- 1994 - Population: 303,000.[6]
21st century
See also: Timeline of the Syrian Civil War
- 2011
- March: Antigovernment protest.[10][11]
- August: Siege of Latakia.[7]
See also
- History of Latakia
- History of Latakia (in Arabic)
- Other cities in Syria
References
- ↑ Noelle Watson, ed. (1996), "Latakia", International Dictionary of Historic Places, Fitzroy Dearborn, ISBN 9781884964039
- 1 2 3 4 5 David George Hogarth (1910), "Latakia", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, OCLC 14782424
- 1 2 James A. Reilly (1999). "Past and Present in Local Histories of the Ottoman Period from Syria and Lebanon". Middle Eastern Studies. 35. JSTOR 4283982.
- 1 2 Sergey L. Soloviev; et al. (2000). Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. Kluwer. ISBN 978-0-7923-6548-8.
- ↑ "Refugees Pour Into Latakia", New York Times, 27 April 1909
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Onn Winckler (1998), Demographic developments and population policies in Baʻathist Syria, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN 1-902210-16-6
- 1 2 3 David Commins; David W. Lesch (2014). Historical Dictionary of Syria (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7966-9.
- ↑ "16 Killed in Latakia Blast", New York Times, 6 July 1942
- 1 2 3 Syria: Latakia, ArchNet, archived from the original on 24 October 2012
- ↑ "Syrian Protesters Clash With Security Forces", New York Times, 1 April 2011
- ↑ Notables calm sectarian tensions in Syrian city, Reuters, 28 March 2011
This article incorporates information from the Arabic Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Further reading
- "Ladikiyeh, Laodicea", Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, London: J. Murray, 1868
- "El-Ladikiyeh", Palestine and Syria (5th ed.), Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
- Ernst Honigmann (historian) (1934). "Al-Ladhikiya". Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill. p. 3.
- Yasir Sari (1992). Safahat min Tarikh al-Ladhiqiyya (in Arabic). Damascus. (essays on Latakia city history)
External links
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- "Latakia residents live peacefully in a city untouched by Syrian war", New York Times, 25 May 2014 (video)
Coordinates: 35°31′N 35°47′E / 35.517°N 35.783°E
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