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." 622 CE / 0-1 H Muhammad arrives from Mecca, with followers (muhajirun). Quba Mosque and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet) built. Yathrib renamed "Medina." Baqi Cemetery established. 623 CE - Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Mosque of the two Qiblas) built. 624 CE - Prophet's House built. 627 March–April: Battle of the Trench. Constitution of Medina created (approximate date). 630 - Medina and Mecca "established as the holy cities of Islam." 632 CE / 11 H 8 June: Death of Muhammad. Abu Bakr appointed caliph; Rashidun Caliphate established. 634 - Umar becomes caliph. 639 - Hijri year calendar devised. 644 - Uthman ibn Affan becomes caliph. 656 - Ali becomes caliph and moves capital from Medina to Kufa. 661 - Umayyad Caliphate established; capital moved from Medina to Damascus. 662 - Marwan ibn al-Hakam becomes Governor of Madina. 683 - Medina sacked by Umayyads. 8th century - Sharia (Islamic law) codified in Medina. 706 - Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz becomes Governor of Madina. 707 - Al-Masjid al-Nabawi rebuilt. 763 - Medina slave rebellion.Power, T. (2012). The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate: AD 500-1000. Egypten: American University in Cairo Press. 975 - City wall built. 976 - Establishment of the Sharifate of Medina. 1162 - City wall expanded. 1266 - Volcanic eruption within an hour's distance. 1513 - Al-Hajjaria waqf (trust) incorporated. 1517 - Ottoman Turks in power. 1804 - Wahhabis in power. 1812 - November: Battle of Medina (1812); Turks in power. 1837 - Al-Masjid an-Nabawi dome painted green. 1872 - Medina becomes part of the Ottoman Hejaz Vilayet. 1896 - Telephone line installed. 1900 - Population (estimate): 16,000 to 20,000.
20th century
1908 - Hejaz Railway (Damascus-Medina) begins operating. 1916 - Siege of Medina begins. 1919 - January: Siege of Medina ends; Arabs in power. 1920 - Hejaz Railway (Damascus-Medina) stops operating. 1925 - Medina becomes part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1937 - Italian-Muslim hospital founded. 1953 - Baqi Cemetery expanded. 1955 - Al-Masjid al-Nabawi enlarged. 1961 - Islamic University of Madinah established. 1974 Mohammad Airport opens. Population: 198,186. 1985 - King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran begins operating. 1986 - Quba Mosque rebuilt.
21st century
2001 - 15 March: Chechen hijacking of Russian aircraft. 2003 - Taibah University established. 2006 - Hejaz Railway Museum opens. 2010 - Population: 1,100,093. 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. 2016 - 4 July: bombing at Prophet's Mosque.
See also History of Medina Other names of Medina Timelines of other cities in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Mecca, Riyadh
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