Ramla History

Timeline

• 634 - Muslims occupy Holy Land

• 715 - Umayyad Sultan Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik moves capital city to Ramla. Builds White Mosque and Church

• 750 - Abbasids take over Ramla

• 789 - Pool of Arches built by Harun al Rashid

• 8-10th Centuries - Abbasid, Akhshids, Fatimids

• 1068 - Major Earthquake. Seljuks arrive. City moves East

• 1099 - Crusaders settle on way to Jerusalem. Find Ramla empty.Crusaders build Castle with moat and fortifications.

• 1141 - Cathedral built.

• 1177 - Saladin takes Ramla/Lod and St. Georgius but loses again at Montgisard (Gezer)

• 1187 - Horns of Hattin - End of first crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

• 1190 - Saladin's generals rebuild White Mosque (even though it was out of town)

• 1191 - Richard the Lionheart wins at Akko and Arsuf. Saladin retreats to Ramla

• 1192 - Richard strikes agreement with Saladin.

• 1207 - The Crusaders once again rule the town

• 1266 - Mamluks (Baybars) occupy

• 1298 - Cathedral converted to Mosque by Mameluk Sultan Kitbugha

• 1308 - Mamluks build square tower

• 1347 - Franciscans settle Ramla

• 1516 - Occupied by Turks

• 1799 - Napoleon conquers Ramla on way to Akko

• 1831 - Mohamad Ali from Egypt, brings most Falachim

• 1919 - British Mandate

• 1948 - State of Israel

Administrative Division of Holy Land in Byzantine Period. Palastina Prima, Secunda and Tertia