Timeline of Riyadh
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1746 - Riyadh established by Dahham bin Dawwas.[1]
- 1823 - Riyadh becomes capital of Emirate of Nejd.
- 1865 - Masmak fort built (approximate date).
20th century
- 1902 - Battle of Riyadh.
- 1910 - Population: 14,000.[2]
- 1919 - Royal family relocates to Riyadh.[1]
- 1929 - Muhammad bin Saad bin Zaid becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- 1930 - Population: 27,000.[2]
- 1932 - Riyadh becomes capital of Saudi Arabia.
- 1937
- Murabba' Palace built.[3]
- Nasser bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- 1947
- Shabab AlRiyadh football club formed.
- Sultan bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- 1950
- 1951 - Railway begins operating (to eastern coast).[3]
- 1952 - Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- 1953 - Airport opens.[5]
- 1954 - Salman bin Abdul-Aziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- 1955 - Al Nassr FC formed.
- 1957
- Riyadh University opens.
- Al-Tarbiyah Al-Namouthajiyah Schools established.
- Olympic Club and Al-Hilal (basketball) club formed.
- Turki bin Abdul-Aziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- Annasriyyah royal residential district built.[3]
- 1961
- Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- Institute of Public Administration established.
- 1963
- Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz becomes governor of Riyadh Province, succeeded by Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
- American International School established.
- 1965 - Al Riyadh newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1968
- Population: 281,260.[2]
- Pakistan International School and Dar al-Kutub al-Watani'yah (library)[7] established.
- 1970
- Riyadh University for Women founded.
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital cornerstone laid.
- 1972 - World Assembly of Muslim Youth founded.[8]
- 1974 - Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University established.[4]
- 1975
- 25 March: King Faisal assassinated.
- 18 June: Faisal bin Musaid beheaded at Dira Square.[9]
- 1976
- Population: 598,239.[2]
- City hosts Arab League summit.
- 1977 - Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology established.
- 1978 - Riyadh TV Tower built.
- 1979 - British International School established.
- 1981 - King Fahd Road laid out.
- 1982
- King Khalid International Airport opens.
- Indian Embassy School founded.
- 1983 - King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and Riyadh College of Technology established.
- 1985 - Tuwaiq Palace built.
- 1987
- Rotana Group in business.
- Population: 1,417,000.[2]
- King Fahd International Stadium built.
- 1990
- 1995 - Masmak fort museum opens.[4]
- 1997
- Population: 3,100,000.
- Wadi Laban Bridge constructed.
- 1998 - New Middle East International School established.
- 1999
21st century
2000s
- 2000 - Al Faisaliyah Center built.
- 2001
- Al-Yamamah College established.
- Wadi Hanifah bioremediation begins.[10]
- Population: 4,137,000.
- 2002
- Al Mamlaka Tower built.[3]
- Sahara Plaza shopping mall built.
- 2003 - May: Bombings.
- 2004
- Al Ekhbariya television begins broadcasting.
- Delta International School founded.
- 2005
- Burj Al Anoud built.
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences established.
- 2006 - Riyadh International Book Fair begins.[11][12]
- 2007 - Alfaisal University opens.
- 2009 - March: Sandstorm.[13]
2010s
- 2010 - Population: 5,254,560.
- 2011
- May: Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud becomes governor of Riyadh Province.
- October: Funeral of Sultan bin Abdulaziz.[14]
- 2012
- Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Mogbel becomes mayor.
- November: Truck crash.
- 2013
- Mohammed bin Nayef Centre opens.
- Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia in business.[15]
- 2014 - Air pollution in Riyadh reaches annual mean of 156 PM2.5 and 368 PM10, much higher than recommended.[16]
See also
- Other cities in Saudi Arabia
References
- 1 2 Saud Al-Oteibi; Allen G. Noble; Frank J. Costa (February 1993). "The Impact of Planning on Growth and Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1970-1990". GeoJournal. 29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mohammed Al-Gabbani (August 1991). "Population Density Pattern and Change in the City of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". GeoJournal. 24.
- 1 2 3 4 Yasser Elsheshtawy, ed. (2008), The Evolving Arab City, Routledge, ISBN 9780415411561
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ayman Shabana (2010), "Saudi Arabia: Libraries, Archives and Museums", in Marcia J. Bates, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
- 1 2 Hans Karl Barth; Friedrich Quiel (July 1987). "Riyadh and its Development". GeoJournal. 15.
- ↑ William A. Rugh (2004). "Loyalist Press: Major Daily Newspapers". Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6.
- ↑ Robert Wedgeworth, ed. (1993). "Saudi Arabia". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (3rd ed.). American Library Association. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
- ↑ John L. Esposito (2003). Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ "Faisal Slayer Beheaded", Milwaukee Sentinel, June 19, 1975, p3
- ↑ "Wadi Hanifah". BBC News. May 26, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ "500 Publishing Companies Set to Take Part in Riyadh Book Fair". Arab News. Jeddah. January 11, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Saudi Jeans". March 9, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Powerful sandstorm hits Riyadh". BBC News. 10 March 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Funeral held for Crown Prince Sultan". BBC News. October 25, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Lockheed Martin opens new HQs in Kingdom", Saudi Gazette, 3 February 2013
- ↑ World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- William Gifford Palgrave (1868), "Ri'ad (etc.)", Personal narrative of a year's journey through central and eastern Arabia (1862-63), London: Macmillan
- George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Riyad". American Cyclopaedia (2nd ed.). NY: Appleton.
- Published in the 20th century
- H. St. J. B. Philby (1922), "The Wahhabi Capital", The heart of Arabia, London: Constable
- H. St. J. B. Philby (Spring 1959). "Riyadh: Ancient and Modern". Middle East Journal. 13.
- Madge Pendleton (1984), "Riyadh", Green Book Guide for Living in Saudi Arabia (4th ed.), Washington DC: Middle East Editorial Associates, OL 8342230M
- William Facey. Riyadh: The Old City, London: Immel Publishing, 1992.
- "Riyadh", Arab Gulf States, Lonely Planet, 1993, OL 8314448M
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