Timeline of Hebron

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian territories.

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.

Prior to 20th century

• 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 - 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][5]
• 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.^[6]
  • Ottomans in power.
• 1540 - Abraham Avinu Synagogue built.
• 1834 - Hebron sacked by Egyptian forces.^[3][5]
• 1900 - Population: About 10,000.^[5]

20th century

• 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.^[7]
• 1943 - Shabab Al-Khalil SC (football team) formed.
• 1948
  • British Mandate of Palestine ends.^[1]
  • Transjordan forces in power.^[1]

1960s-1990s

See also: Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron § List of incidents in Hebron, and Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

• 1965 - Palestine Red Crescent Society branch established.
• 1966 - Hebron the lamb is found in Tel Rumeida.
• 1967 - June: Israeli occupation begins; Israeli Military Governorate established.^[3]
• 1968 - Kiryat Arba Israeli settlement founded near city.^[3]
• 1971 - Hebron University established.^[3]
• 1976
  • 12 April: 1976 West Bank local elections held.
  • Fahd Qawasmeh becomes mayor.
• 1978 - Palestine Polytechnic University established.
• 1983 - July: City council and mayor Mustafa Natshe ousted.^[8]
• 1994
  • 25 February: Ibrahimi Mosque massacre.^[7]
  • 8 May: Temporary International Presence in Hebron begins.
  • Al-Shuhada Street closed to Palestinians.
  • Palestinian Child Arts Center founded.
• 1996 - 20 January: 1996 Palestinian general election.^[9]
• 1997
  • 16 January: Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron effected.
  • Population: 119,801 (119,401 Palestinians + 400 Jewish settlers).^[3]

21st century

See also: Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron § List of incidents in Hebron, and Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

• 2003 - Population: 154,714.^[1]
• 2007
  • Khaled Osaily becomes mayor.
  • Abraham Path established.[1]
  • Jewish settlers occupy Rajabi House in H2.
• 2012
  • October: Municipal election held.^[10]
  • Youth Against Settlements active (approximate date).
• 2017 - Old Town of Hebron designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[11]
• 2018 - Population: 199,319 (estimate).^[12]

See also

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

References

1. Stanley 2008.
2. Watson 1996.
3. Mattar 2005.
4. Baedeker 1912.
5. Britannica 1910.
6. Tucker 2008.
7. Palestinian Territories Profile: Timeline, BBC News, 8 December 2014, retrieved 30 January 2015
8. "Arab mayor and council ousted". New York Times. 8 July 1983.
9. "Palestinian Elections Bring Out Clan Loyalty". Philly.com. 20 January 1996. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
10. "Palestinians in West Bank head to the polls". Washington Post. 18 October 2012.
11. "Unesco makes Hebron old city Palestinian world heritage site", Guardian, UK, 7 July 2017
12. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

See also: Hebron § Bibliography

• Josiah Conder (1830), "(Hebron)", Palestine, The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
• "Hebron", Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, London: J. Murray, 1868, hdl:2027/uc1.b000916684
• Èmile Isambert (1881). "Hebron". Itinéraire descriptif, historique et archéologique de l'Orient. Guides Joanne (in French). Vol. 3: Syrie, Palestine. hdl:2027/nyp.33433002689614.
• M. Franco (1907), "Hebron", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 6, New York
• Sévérien Salaville (1910). "Hebron". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
• Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1910). "Hebron" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). pp. 192–193.
• "Hebron", Palestine and Syria (5th ed.), Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1912, hdl:2027/njp.32101064638636
• 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.

External links

• 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