The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Damascus ,
Syria .
Prior to 7th century
Map of Damascus in 1855
View of Damascus, 1898
7th–19th centuries
20th century
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
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
See also
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^
"Syrian army takes last insurgent area near Damascus" . Reuters. 21 May 2018.
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Published in 19th century
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,
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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.
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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
"Damascus" ,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia , London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
D.S. Margoliouth (1907), Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus , London: Chatto & Windus,
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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
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Published in 21st century
External links
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