# Timeline of Tunis

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tunis, Tunisia.

## Prior to 13th century

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* 814 BCE - Founding of the Carthaginian Empire
* 146 BCE – Romans sack Carthage.
* 737 CE – Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.
* 800-909 – Tunis was one of the residences of the Aghlabids dynasty.
* 863 – Al-Zaytuna Mosque built.
* 902 – City becomes capital of Ifriqiya.
* 945 – Kharijite insurgents occupy city.
* 1159 – Almohads in power; Tunis becomes capital city.

## 13th–18th centuries

* 1227 – Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili founds his first zawiya in Tunis.
* 1229 – Hafsids in power.
* 1230 – Kasbah Mosque built.
* 1252 – Al Haoua Mosque built.
* 1270 – Louis IX of France takes power.
* 1320 – Bab el Khadra built.
* 1350 – Bab Saadoun built (approximate date).
* 1534 – Conquest of Tunis by Hayreddin Barbarossa; Ottomans in power.
* 1535
** Conquest of Tunis by Spanish Empire.
** Fortress built at La Goulette.
* 1574 – Conquest of Tunis by Ottomans.
* 1609 – 80,000 Moriscos arrive in Tunis after expulsion from Spain, the highest number since 1492.
* 1624 – Soubhan Allah Mosque built (approximate date).
* 1631 – Youssef Dey Mosque established.
* 1648 – Ksar Mosque renovated.
* 1655 – Hammouda Pacha Mosque built.
* 1685 – Arrival of the first community of Livorno Jews (known as 'Granas') in Tunis
* 1692 – Sidi Mahrez Mosque built.
* 1710 – Bab Jazira Mosque built.
* 1726 – El Jedid Mosque built.
* 1741 – Ali II ibn Hussein grants a charter to the Livorno Jews (Granas) in Tunis.
* 1756 – An Algerian army captures Tunis, deposing Abu l-Hasan Ali I and installing Muhammad I ar-Rashid

## 19th century

* 1811 – Rebellion.
* 1813 – Sabkha Mosque restored.
* 1814 – Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque built.
* 1818 – Plague strikes Tunis killing up to 50,000 and depopulating the city as people flee.
* 1819 – Dar Lasram built.
* 1840 – Military academy founded at Bardo by Ahmed Bey
* 1857 – Batto Sfez Affair.
* 1860 –
** Old city walls demolished.
** Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published.
* 1872 – Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating.
* 1875 – Sadiki College founded.
* 1881 – City occupied by French.
* 1882 – Alaoui Museum dedicated.
* 1885 – Bibliothèque Francaise established.
* 1892 – Consulate of France building constructed.
* 1893 – Canal opens.
* 1897 – Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul opens.
* 1900 – Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Palais de Justice built.
* 1903 – Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded
* 1906 – Population: 227,519.
* 1906 – Thala-Kasserine Disturbances
* 1907 – Young Tunisians founded
* 1908 – Omnia Pathé opens.
* 1910 – Belvedère Park opens.
* 1911 – Jellaz Affair
* 1912 – Tunis Tram Boycott
* 1914 – Hotel Majestic built.
* 1919 – Espérance Sportive de Tunis founded.
* 1920
** Club Africain sport club founded.
** Municipal Theatre built.
* 1923 – Tunis Institute of Fine Arts founded.
* 1924 – National Library opens.
* 1931
** Coliseum built.
** Hajjamine Mosque restored.
* 1932 – Hotel Claridge built.
* 1934 – The Rachidia Institute founded to preserve traditional Tunisian music.
* 1935 – El Omrane Mosque built.
* 1936 – Population: 219,578.
* 1937 – Grand synagogue opens.
* 1942 – November – Occupation of city by Axis powers begins.
* 1943 – May – Allies oust Axis forces.
* 1944 – Tunis–Carthage International Airport developed.
* 1946 – Population: 364,593.
* 1948 – Stade Tunisien football club founded.
* 1953 – Election boycott.
* 1956
** Independence from France
** Zitouna University formed.
** Lycée Francais de Mutuelleville and National Library of Tunisia established.
* 1957 – Monarchy abolished
* 1958 – Central Bank of Tunisia headquartered in Tunis.
* 1959 – City designated capital of Tunisian Republic.
* 1963 – Parc Zoologique de la Ville de Tunis set up.
* 1964 – Carthage International Festival begins.
* 1966
** First Carthage Film Festival
** Population: 468,997 city; 647,640 urban agglomeration.
* 1967 – Stade El Menzah built.
* 1969
** Bourse de Tunis founded.
** Tunisian Symphony Orchestra established.
* 1973 – Tunisia Private University founded.
* 1976 – Puppet theatre established.
* 1978 – Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition inaugurated.
* 1979 –
** Arab League headquartered in Tunis.
** UNESCO designates the Medina of Tunis as a World Heritage Site.
* 1982 – Palestine Lberation Organisation (PLO) moves from Beirut to Tunis
* 1983 –
** National Theatre of Tunisia established.
** First Carthage Theatre Festival held.
* 1984 – Population: 596,654 city; 1,394,749 urban agglomeration.
* 1985 – Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.
* 1988
** Israeli attack on PLO headquarters
** University of Carthage founded.
* 1990 – Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
* 1992 – Maison des arts "Dar el founoun" in operation.
* 1993 – Palace Theatre opens.
* 1996 – Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord established.
* 1998
** National School of Circus Arts established.
** Population: 702,330.
* 2000 – Tunis El Manar University founded.

## 21st century

* 2003 – Société des transports de Tunis formed.
* 2004
** Population: 728,453.
** City hosts African Judo Championships.
* 2007
** Islamist militants clash with security forces.
** Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis begins.
* 2008 – Tunis Sports City construction begins.
* 2009 – Stade Chedli Zouiten renovated.
* 2010
** December – Protests.
** Air pollution in Tunis reaches annual mean of 38 PM2.5 and 90 PM10, more than recommended.
* 2011
** Protests.
** Population: 790,000.
* 2012
** June – Salafists riot against art exhibit.
** August – Protests against reduction of women's rights.
* 2014 – Population: 1,056,247 (urban agglomeration).
* 2015
** 18 March – The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.
** 25 March – 2015 Tunis barracks shooting.
** 24 November – The 2015 Tunis bombing.
* 2016
** City hosts African Judo Championships.
* 2018
** City hosts African Judo Championships.