Derna: All Data
Derna is a city in Libya. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Derna: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1801 AD
Mentioned in: Action of 24 June 1801, part of War of the Second Coalition
1805 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Barbary War
1805 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Derne, part of First Barbary War
1911 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Front
1912 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Front
1912 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Lausanne (1912)
1938 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Derna, part of Libya (Italy)
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Compass
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Crusader
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Sonnenblume
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of Gazala
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second Battle of El Alamein
1943 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (North African Theatre)
2011 AD
Mentioned in Event: Early Protest Phase of the First Libyan Civil War
2011 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2011)
2012 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2014 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2015 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2016 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2016 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Derna, part of Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2018 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Derna, part of Gulf of Sidra Offensive (2018)
2019 AD
Mentioned in Event: Libyan Civil War (2014-present)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the District of Derna District, part of State of Libya