Timeline of Hebron

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• 990 BCE - Capital of David of Israel relocated from Hebron to Jerusalem (approximate date).[1]
• 164 BCE - Hebron sacked by forces of Judas Maccabeus.[1]
• 638 CE - Hebron taken by Muslim forces.[2]
• 1168 - Hebron taken by crusaders.[3]
• 1170 - Traveler Benjamin of Tudela visits city.[1]
• 1187 - Saladin in power.[4]
• 1270 - Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque construction begins.[4]
• 1320 - Al-Jawali Mosque built.
• 1326 - Traveler Ibn Battuta visits city.[1]
• 1517
  • 1517 Hebron pogrom.[5]
  • Ottomans in power.
• 1540 - Abraham Avinu Synagogue built.
• 1834 - Hebron sacked by Egyptian forces.[3]

• 1922
  • Hebron becomes part of the British Mandate of Palestine.[3]
  • Population: 16,500.[3]
• 1925 - Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery consecrated.
• 1929 - 24 August: 1929 Hebron massacre.[6]
• 1943 - Shabab Al-Khalil SC (football team) formed.
• 1948
  • British Mandate of Palestine ends.[1]
  • Transjordan forces in power.[1]

• 2003 - Population: 154,714.[1]
• 2007
  • Khaled Osaily becomes mayor.
  • Abraham Path established.
  • Jewish settlers occupy Rajabi House in H2.
• 2012
  • October: Municipal election held.[9]
  • Youth Against Settlements active (approximate date).
• 2017 - Old Town of Hebron designated an UNESCO world heritage site.[10]
• 2018 - Population: 199,319 (estimate).[11]

• Hebron history (ar)
• Timeline of the history of the region of Palestine
• Timeline of Jerusalem

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

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• "Hebron", Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, London: J. Murray, 1868
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• M. Franco (1907), "Hebron", Jewish Encyclopedia, 6, New York
• Sévérien Salaville (1910). "Hebron". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
• "Hebron", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
• "Hebron", Palestine and Syria (5th ed.), Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
• Noelle Watson, ed. (1996), "Hebron (West Bank)", International Dictionary of Historic Places, Fitzroy Dearborn, p. 336+, ISBN 9781884964039
• Philip Mattar, ed. (2005). "Hebron". Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. Facts on File. p. 201+. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.
• Josef W. Meri, ed. (2006). "Hebron". Medieval Islamic Civilization. Routledge. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-415-96691-7.
• Bruce E. Stanley; Michael R.T. Dumper, eds. (2008), "Hebron", Cities of the Middle East and North Africa, Santa Barbara, USA: ABC-CLIO, p. 164+, ISBN 9781576079201
• Spencer C. Tucker, ed. (2008). "Hebron". Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. USA: ABC-CLIO. p. 436. ISBN 9781851098422.
• Edward Platt (2012). "Timeline". City of Abraham: History, Myth and Memory: A Journey through Hebron. Picador. ISBN 978-1-4472-1330-7.
• Menachem Klein (2014). Lives in Common: Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Hebron. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025746-0.

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• Europeana. Items related to Hebron, various dates.
• Division for Palestinian Rights. "Chronological Review of Events Relating to the Question of Palestine: Monthly media monitoring review". United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine. 1993–present