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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tripoli, Libya 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 .
The city of Tripoli was one of the last Byzantine outposts on the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean Sea during the early Muslim conquests; it surrendered in 645. [1] [2] Syria was a central province of the Muslim Caliphate, but the Abbasid caliphs' control of the region faded away towards the end of the 9th century.
Overview of historical districts in Tripoli. Evidence of settlement in Tripoli dates back as early as 1400 BCE. Tripoli was originally a Phoenician colony. [1] In the 9th century, the Phoenicians established a trading station in Tripoli and later, under Persian rule, the city became the center of a confederation of the Phoenician city-states of Sidon, Tyre, and Arados Island.
Event 1260: The county of Tripoli becomes a vassal state of the Mongol Empire. 1289: The county of Tripoli falls into the hands of the Mamluks after the attack of Egyptian Sultan Qalawun in March. 1291: The Shia Muslims and Druze, in Lebanon, rebelled against the Mamluks who were busy fighting the European Crusaders and Mongols.
Prehistory Ancient history: 3200–146 BC: Roman era: 146 BC – mid-7C: Islamic rule: mid-7c–1510: Spanish Tripoli: 1510–1530: Hospitaller Tripoli: 1530–1551
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Major armed factions remained visible on the streets of Libya's capital Tripoli on Thursday after the Government of National Unity said they had agreed to withdraw from ...
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