Timeline of Latakia

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

• 183 CE - Latakia Tetraporticus built. ^[1]
• 330 CE - Now part of the Eastern Roman Empire
• 494 CE - Earthquake. ^[2]
• 528 CE - Declared capital of the Byzantine province of Theodorias.
• 637 CE - Part of the Rashidun Caliphate
• 661 CE - Part of the Umayyad Caliphate
• 750 CE - Part of the Abbasid Caliphate
• 1102 - Tancred in power. ^[1]
• 1104 - Battle of Harran and reoccupation by the Byzantine Empire
• 1170 - Earthquake. ^[1]
• 1188 - Part of the Ayyubid Sultanate. ^[1]
• 1287
  • al-Mansur Qala'un in power.
  • Earthquake. ^[1]
• 1332 - Ibn Battuta visited the city during his travels
• 1725 - Sulayman Pasha al-'Azm of Tripoli in power. ^[3]
• 1752 - 21 July: Earthquake. ^[4]
• 1822 - Earthquake. ^{[1] [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 built.
• 1942
  • "France reunites ... Latakia with the rest of Syria." ^[7]
  • July: "Explosion in a government building." ^[8]
• 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: 125,716. ^[9]
• 1971 - Latakia University established.
• 1973 - 7 October: Battle of Latakia occurs offshore.
• 1978 - Al-Assad Stadium opens.
• 1980 - Marine Research Center built. ^[10]
• 1985 - Population: 229,944 (estimate). ^[11]
• 1986 - National Museum of Latakia inaugurated.
• 1987
  • Latakia Sports City Stadium opens. ^[10]
  • September: 1987 Mediterranean Games held.
  • Population: 241,000. ^[6]
• 1989 - Naissa Mosque built. ^[10]
• 1994 - Population: 303,000. ^[6]

21st century

See also: Timeline of the Syrian Civil War

• 2004
  • Population: 383,786. ^[12]
• 2008 - Population: 951,000 (estimate). ^[13]
• 2011
  • 28 March: Antigovernment protest. ^{[14] [15]}
  • 13 August: Siege of Latakia. ^[7]
• 2014
  • 22 September: Ancient tunnel uncovered beneath the National Museum of Latakia. ^[16]
• 2015
  • 30 September: Khmeimim airbase, an airbase near the Bassel Al-Assad International Airport becomes operational for use by Russian troops. ^{[17] [18]}
• 2016
  • 2 June: Suicide bombing near a mosque in the city's center kills three civilians and injures several others. ^[19]
  • 14 August: Asma al-Assad, the First Lady of Syria visits the city and attends the graduation ceremony for the 5th batch of students of the National Center for Distinguished Students. ^[20]
  • 27 November: Al-Manara University opened. ^[21]
• 2017
  • 25 March: Authorities seize large amounts of weapons and ammo that were to be smuggled to terrorists in Latakia. ^[22]
  • 6 April: Latakia University (then Tishreen University) Hospital in Lattakia receives new batch of medical aid provided by Russia. ^[23]
  • 4 May: Authorities arrest a criminal group responsible for a number of kidnappings and killings in the city and surrounding villages. ^[24]
  • 4 September: Terrorist groups launch a missile onto Latakia causing material damage. ^[25]
  • 10 October: Over 140 students graduate from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Latakia. ^[26]
  • 24 October: A car rigged with 50 kg of explosives was seized by the authorities near a private hospital. ^[27]
  • 17 November: Prime Minister of Syria Imad Khamis launches plans to rehabilitate the Al-Assad Sports City complex, which was closed temporarily during the civil war and used to house refugees from the city of Aleppo. ^[28]
  • 18 November: A batch of aid sent from Belarus containing canned food, 2500 pieces of clothes and other relief materials arrives in Latakia to be distributed among hundreds of families affected by terrorism in Latakia, Damascus, and Homs. ^[29]
  • 25 November: Following the liberation of the city of Deir ez-Zor from ISIL militants, 125 tons of citrus were sent from Latakia to the city of Deir ez-Zor. ^[30]
  • 11 December: Russian president Vladimir Putin, accompanied by his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad visits the Khmeimim airbase. ^[31]
• 2024
  • 9 December: Syrian opposition took control over the city.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Latakia history
• History of Latakia (in Arabic)
• Timelines of other cities in Syria: Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Watson 1996.
3. James A. Reilly (1999). "Past and Present in Local Histories of the Ottoman Period from Syria and Lebanon". Middle Eastern Studies. 35 (1): 45–65. doi:10.1080/00263209908701255. JSTOR   4283982.
4. Sergey L. Soloviev; et al. (2000). Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. Kluwer. ISBN   978-0-7923-6548-8.
5. "Refugees Pour Into Latakia", New York Times, 27 April 1909
6. Onn Winckler (1998), Demographic developments and population policies in Baʻathist Syria, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN   1-902210-16-6
7. David Commins; David W. Lesch (2014). Historical Dictionary of Syria (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-7966-9.
8. "16 Killed in Latakia Blast", New York Times, 6 July 1942
9. 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. Lattakia
10. Syria: Latakia, ArchNet, archived from the original on 24 October 2012
11. 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.
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
13. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
14. "Syrian Protesters Clash With Security Forces", New York Times, 1 April 2011
15. Notables calm sectarian tensions in Syrian city, Reuters, 28 March 2011, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
16. "Ancient underground tunnel uncovered beneath Lattakia National Museum - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
17. Johnlee Varghese (11 November 2015). "Russia in Syria: 50 journalists from 12 countries visit Russian base in Latakia". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
18. Luis Martinez (9 September 2015). "Russian Build-Up Continues at Base in Syria, Causing Concern Among US Officials". ABC News. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
19. "SSuicide bomber kills several in Syrian coastal city Latakia: monitor", Reuters, 2 June 2016
20. "Mrs. Asma al-Assad attends graduation ceremony for 5th batch of National Center of Distinguished Students in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
21. "Al-Manara University opened in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
22. "Authorities seize large amounts of weapons and ammo meant to be smuggled to terrorists in Hama and Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
23. "Russian Medical Aid delivered to Tishreen University Hospital in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
24. "Criminal gang responsible for acts of kidnapping and killing arrested in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
25. "Material damage caused in a terrorist rocket attack in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
26. "More than 140 students graduated from AASTMT in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
27. "Authorities seize a car rigged with explosives in Lattakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
28. "Prime Minister launches work plan to rehabilitate al-Assad Sports City in Latakia - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
29. "Lattakia receives new batch of aid from Belarus - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
30. "125 Tons of Citrus sent from Lattakia to the people of Deir ez-Zor - Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
31. "Vladimir Putin makes triumphant visit to Syria airbase", The Guardian, 11 December 2017

This article incorporates information from the Arabic Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• "Ladikiyeh, Laodicea", Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, London: J. Murray, 1868, hdl:2027/uc1.b000916685
• Hogarth, David George (1910). "Latakia"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 16 (11th ed.). p. 239.
• "El-Ladikiyeh", Palestine and Syria (5th ed.), Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1912, hdl:2027/njp.32101064638636
• Ernst Honigmann [in German] (1934). "Al-Ladhikiya". Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill. p. 3. ISBN   9004097910.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• Yasir Sari (1992). Safahat min Tarikh al-Ladhiqiyya (in Arabic). Damascus. (essays on Latakia city history)
• Noelle Watson, ed. (1996), "Latakia", International Dictionary of Historic Places, Fitzroy Dearborn, ISBN   9781884964039

External links

• "Latakia residents live peacefully in a city untouched by Syrian war", New York Times, 25 May 2014 (video)

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