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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to 20th century
- 6th C. CE - Yathrib settled "by three Jewish tribes, the Banu Quynuqa, the Banu Qurayza, and the Banu Nadir."[1]
- 622 CE / 0-1 H
- Muhammad arrives from Mecca, with followers (muhajirun).[2][3][4]
- Quba Mosque and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet) built.[1]
- Yathrib renamed "Medina."[5]
- Baqi Cemetery established.
- 623 CE - Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Mosque of the two Qiblas) built.
- 624 CE - Prophet's House built.[1]
- 627
- March–April: Battle of the Trench.[6]
- Constitution of Medina created (approximate date).[7]
- 630 - Medina and Mecca "established as the holy cities of Islam."[3]
- 632 CE / 11 H
- 8 June: Death of Muhammad.
- Abu Bakr appointed caliph; Rashidun Caliphate established.[3]
- 634 - Umar becomes caliph.
- 639 - Hijri year calendar devised.[citation needed]
- 644 - Uthman ibn Affan becomes caliph.
- 656 - Ali becomes caliph and moves capital from Medina to Kufa.[7][8]
- 661 - Umayyad Caliphate established; capital moved from Medina to Damascus.[1]
- 662 - Marwan ibn al-Hakam becomes Governor of Madina.
- 683 - Medina sacked by Umayyads.[9][4]
- 8th century - Sharia (Islamic law) codified in Medina.[3]
- 706 - Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz becomes Governor of Madina.
- 707 - Al-Masjid al-Nabawi rebuilt.[10]
- 763 - Medina slave rebellion.[11]
- 975 - City wall built.[7]
- 976 - Establishment of the Sharifate of Medina.
- 1162 - City wall expanded.[7]
- 1266 - Volcanic eruption within an hour's distance.[4]
- 1513 - Al-Hajjaria waqf (trust) incorporated.[citation needed]
- 1517 - Ottoman Turks in power.[6][12]
- 1804 - Wahhabis in power.[9][13][4]
- 1812 - November: Battle of Medina (1812); Turks in power.[13][4]
- 1837 - Al-Masjid an-Nabawi dome painted green.
- 1872 - Medina becomes part of the Ottoman Hejaz Vilayet.
- 1896 - Telephone line installed.[14]
- 1900 - Population (estimate): 16,000 to 20,000.[4]
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20th century
- 1908 - Hejaz Railway (Damascus-Medina) begins operating.[3][4]
- 1916 - Siege of Medina begins.
- 1919 - January: Siege of Medina ends; Arabs in power.[15]
- 1920 - Hejaz Railway (Damascus-Medina) stops operating.[4]
- 1925 - Medina becomes part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[13]
- 1937 - Italian-Muslim hospital founded.[16]
- 1953 - Baqi Cemetery expanded.[16]
- 1955 - Al-Masjid al-Nabawi enlarged.[16]
- 1961 - Islamic University of Madinah established.[14][17]
- 1974
- Mohammad Airport opens.
- Population: 198,186.[18]
- 1985 - King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran begins operating.
- 1986 - Quba Mosque rebuilt.[1]
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21st century
- 2001 - 15 March: Chechen hijacking of Russian aircraft.[3]
- 2003 - Taibah University established.
- 2006 - Hejaz Railway Museum opens.
- 2010 - Population: 1,100,093.[19]
- 2014
- 8 February: 2014 Medina hotel fire.
- Air pollution in Medina reaches annual mean of 65 PM2.5 and 153 PM10, much higher than recommended.[20]
- 2016 - 4 July: bombing at Prophet's Mosque.[21]
See also
- History of Medina
- Other names of Medina
- Timelines of other cities in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Mecca, Riyadh
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