Revolts, massacres and attacks176
- 2011 Norway attacksAttacks
- 2011 Egyptian revolutionRevolts & coups
- Occupy Wall StreetRevolts & coups
- 2011 England riotsRevolts & coups
- 2011 Yemeni revolution2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011 Bahraini uprisingRevolts & coups
- 2011 Minsk Metro bombingAttacks
- 2011–2012 Moroccan protests2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011 Liège attackMassacres
- 2011 Tucson shootingAttacks
- 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protestsRevolts & coups
- Iraqi insurgency2011–2013 · Revolts & coups
- 2011–2015 Saudi Arabian protestsRevolts & coups
- Sinai insurgencyRevolts & coups
- 2011 Marrakech bombingAttacks
- 2011 Zhanaozen riotsMassacres
- 2011 Djiboutian protestsRevolts & coups
- Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shootingAttacks
- 2011 Indian anti-corruption movementRevolts & coups
- Kuwaiti protestsRevolts & coups
- 2011 Wisconsin protestsRevolts & coups
- Itamar attackAttacks
- Uludere airstrikeMassacres
- Wukan protestsRevolts & coups
- 2011 Turkish Cypriot demonstrationsRevolts & coups
- Maspero demonstrationsMassacres
- Tripoli protests and clashes (February 2011)Revolts & coups
- 2011 Delhi bombingAttacks
- 2011 Imbaba church attacksAttacks
- Bersih 2.0 rallyRevolts & coups
- Mekong River massacreMassacres
- 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombingsAttacks
- 2011 Aktobe bombingAttacks
- 2011 Faisalabad bombingAttacks
- 2011 Frankfurt Airport shootingMurders
- 2011 Kashgar attacksAttacks
- Killing of Felani KhatunMurders
- Shaar HaNegev school bus attackAttacks
- 2011 Damaturu attacksAttacks
- 2011 Iran-Iraq cross-border raidsAttacks
+136 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges118
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil WarWars & conflicts
- killing of Osama bin LadenWars & conflicts
- Operation Odyssey DawnWars & conflicts
- Battle of TripoliBattles
- Syrian revolution2011–2012 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Homs2011–2017 · Sieges
- First Battle of BregaBattles
- Libyan crisisWars & conflicts
- Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile2011–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon2011–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil warWars & conflicts
- 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacksBattles
- Battle of MisrataBattles
- Operation Linda NchiWars & conflicts
- Operation Unified ProtectorWars & conflicts
- Siege of DaraaSieges
- Nigerian bandit conflictWars & conflicts
- 2011–present Libyan factional fighting2011–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Ra's LanufBattles
- Battle of SirteBattles
- First Battle of ZawiyaBattles
- Battle of Bin JawadBattles
- Second Battle of BenghaziBattles
- War in the SahelWars & conflicts
- First Battle of BenghaziBattles
- June 2011 Jisr ash-Shughur operationSieges
- May 2011 Talkalakh SiegeSieges
- Operation MobileWars & conflicts
- Second Battle of BregaBattles
- Siege of HamaSieges
- Third Battle of BregaBattles
- Battle of AjdabiyaBattles
- Battle of Bani WalidBattles
- First Gulf of Sidra offensiveBattles
- Siege of LatakiaSieges
- Siege of Rastan and TalbisehSieges
- Battle of Zinjibar2011–2012 · Battles
- Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–2014)2011–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Fourth Battle of BregaBattles
+78 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires76
- 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disasterAccidents
- Iran Air Flight 277Accidents
- RusAir Flight 9605Accidents
- LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16Accidents
- Asiana Airlines Flight 991Accidents
- Wenzhou train collisionAccidents
- Kolavia Flight 348Accidents
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968Accidents
- Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428Accidents
- 2011 Reno Air Races crashAccidents
- Airlines PNG Flight 1600Accidents
- Georgian Airways Flight 834Accidents
- 2011 Chinook shootdown in AfghanistanAccidents
- Buddha Air Flight 103Accidents
- First Air Flight 6560Accidents
- Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952Accidents
- Manx2 Flight 7100Accidents
- 2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashAccidents
- SANSA Flight 32Accidents
- 2011 Saxony-Anhalt train collisionAccidents
- Angara Airlines Flight 9007Accidents
- Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896Accidents
- 2011 Antonov An-148 crashAccidents
- 2011 Pointe-Noire Trans Air Congo An-12 crashAccidents
- Bid Kaneh explosionFires & explosions
- Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosionFires & explosions
- 2011 Chilean Air Force CASA 212 crashAccidents
- 2011 Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crashAccidents
- Avis-Amur Flight 9209Accidents
- Caribbean Airlines Flight 523Accidents
- Iran Air Flight 742Accidents
- Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823Accidents
- Omega Aerial Refueling Services Flight 70Accidents
- Southwest Airlines Flight 812Accidents
- 2011 Fa Yuen street fireFires & explosions
- Central American Airways Flight 731Accidents
- EgyptAir Flight 667Accidents
- 2011 Dalamot helicopter crashAccidents
- 2011 Flores rail crashAccidents
- 2011 Moremi Air Cessna 208 crashAccidents
+36 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters63
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiNatural disasters
- February 2011 Christchurch earthquakeNatural disasters
- Van earthquake of 2011Natural disasters
- 2011 Lorca earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Tarlay earthquakeNatural disasters
- January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslidesNatural disasters
- 2010–2011 Queensland floodsNatural disasters
- 2011 Virginia earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone YasiNatural disasters
- 2011 Sikkim earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Yunnan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Kütahya earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Joplin tornadoNatural disasters
- June 2011 Christchurch earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Pakistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiNatural disasters
- 2011 Fergana Valley earthquakeNatural disasters
- April 2011 Fukushima earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011-2012 El Hierro eruption2011–2012 · Natural disasters
- 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornadoNatural disasters
- 2011 northern Nagano earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Shizuoka earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Oklahoma earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Peru earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Aceh Singkil Regency earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2011 Java earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Zumpango earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Colorado earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Guerrero earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Hackleburg – Phil Campbell, Alabama tornadoNatural disasters
- 2011 Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floodsNatural disasters
- 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi tornadoNatural disasters
- 2011 Rainsville tornadoNatural disasters
- December 2011 Christchurch earthquakesNatural disasters
- Van earthquake of November 2011Natural disasters
- 2011 Eritrea–Ethiopia region earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2011 European floodsNatural disasters
- 2011 Hindukush earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2011 Hulu Langat landslideNatural disasters
- 2011 Nagano earthquakeNatural disasters
+23 less-known, on the globe.
Treaties, councils and politics7
- Yemeni crisisPolitics
- Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)2011–2014 · Politics
- Donostia-San Sebastián International Peace ConferencePolitics
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications ProcedureTreaties
- The Malabo ConventionTreaties
- Kampala AccordTreaties
- Pan-Euro-Mediterranean ConventionTreaties
Expeditions3
Other events1
- 2011 evacuation of KoblenzOther events
Already under way in 201161
- Arab Spring2010–2012 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraq War2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Euromaidan2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Revolution of Dignity2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- 2010–2012 Algerian protests2010–2012 · Revolts & coups
- Iraqi insurgency2003–2011 · Revolts & coups
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
- insurgency in the North Caucasus2009–2017 · Revolts & coups
- African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 201116
- Iraq War2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi insurgency2003–2011 · Revolts & coups
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty2002–2011 · Treaties
- 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis2010–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Ivorian Civil War2010–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Anbar campaign (2003–2011)2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Iran–PJAK conflict2004–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Mogadishu2010–2011 · Battles
- Operation Athena2005–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Telic2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 2011193
- South SudanStates & realms
- Al Hamra TowerTowers
- Ningaloo ReefMonuments
- National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMonuments
- Kingkey 100Buildings
- Istanbul SapphireBuildings
- 8 Spruce StreetBuildings
- AON Hanoi Landmark TowerBuildings
- The Marina TorchBuildings
- Imperia TowerBuildings
- Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural CentreMuseums & galleries
- Pearl River TowerTowers
- Tower 185Buildings
- Heron TowerBuildings
- UniCredit TowerBuildings
- Etihad TowersBuildings
- Martin Luther King, Jr. MemorialMonuments
- Metropol ParasolMonuments
- Turkmenistan TowerBuildings
- Okatse Canyon Natural MonumentMonuments
- Iberdrola TowerBuildings
- Aznavour CenterMuseums & galleries
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza & ParkBuildings
- Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul HalimBuildings
- Longxi International HotelBuildings
- Petronas Tower 3Buildings
- Ubora TowersBuildings
- Khojaly Massacre Memorial in BerlinMonuments
- Vision TowerBuildings
- CMA CGM TowerBuildings
+163 more, on the globe.
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