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centers for efficient administration and defense; according to Walmsley, this was "a principle confirmed by over 500 years of Roman and Byzantine administration". The change of Muslim military objectives following Yarmouk, when focus shifted to the northern Syrian and Mediterranean fronts, also necessitated the establishment of additional army headquarters and garrisons, such as Homs, diminishing Jabiya's centrality. Further reducing troop numbers in Jabiya was the
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which they were long familiarized. Muslim settlement in the urban centers was facilitated by the wide availability of property in the cities in the wake of the conquests, as a result of the exodus of pro-Byzantine, Greek-speaking residents or in property transfers to the Muslims secured in capitulation agreements. Muslim settlement in the hinterland, on the other hand, was limited as the Aramaic-speaking peasantry remained in their villages.
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Unlike Iraq and Egypt where settlement was concentrated along the major rivers of those provinces, Syrian settlement was distributed over an extensive area of mountains, valleys, and plains. The complex geography slowed communications and army movements in the region, necessitating multiple regional
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in 657, which ended in a stalemate and an agreement to arbitrate their dispute. The arbitration talks collapsed and Mu'awiya's Syrian supporters recognized him as caliph in a ceremony in Jerusalem in 660. Ali was murdered the following year, paving the way for Mu'awiya to gain control of the rest of
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Troop numbers in Jabiya could not be restored in the aftermath of the plague and the departure of Muslim troops to other fronts. Unlike in Iraq where there were high levels of Arab tribal immigration, similar immigration into Syria was restricted by the Qurayshite elite in a bid to preserve their
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In the third phase, beginning about 637, the Muslim armies quickly occupied the northern Syrian countryside, while steadily conquering individual towns throughout the region whose garrisons held out alone following the breakdown of the imperial defense. Among the towns, a number of which held out
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and formerly served Byzantium and in the urban Arab communities, particularly those of Damascus and Homs. Not long after Yarmouk, the Arab tribes of Syria were incorporated into the nascent Muslim military structure there. The native tribes had a preference for the established urban centers with
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in 135 CE. To establish closer control over the broadly spread population of Syria following the revolts, the region was subdivided into smaller units centered around an urban center which policed and collected taxes from the surrounding hinterland. By 400 the southern half of Syria was divided
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As governor, Mu'awiya, forged strong ties with the old-established Arab tribes of Syria, which, by dint of their long service under the Byzantines, were more politically experienced than the tribesmen of Arabia, who filled the ranks of the Muslim armies. Among the Syrian tribes, the powerful
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in 639, which reduced the garrison there from 24,000 to 4,000. The decrease was likely due to factors in addition to the plague. In late 639 or early 640, a significant number of Muslim troops also left Syria for the conquest of Egypt under Amr's command.
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were the most important towns in the Syrian and the Mesopotamian sectors respectively, though the two districts did not have administrative capitals sometimes were under the administrative control of Jund al-Awasim. By the 10th century, the terms
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coast and northern Syria in the next two years, the Muslims began to militarily and administratively organize the region for their needs. Caliph Umar, who ruled from Medina, visited the Muslim army's principal camp at
1929:) immigrant tribesmen to Qinnasrin and the Jazira during Mu'awiya's governorship and caliphate. In 692 Caliph Abd al-Malik separated the Jazira from Jund Qinnasrin, and it became the independent province of the 1891:, Damascus, and Homs, respectively. In effect, Umar gave his sanction of the existing military situation in Syria, where different army units operated independently on the different fronts. By establishing the 1016:
in 634–647. Under the Umayyads (661–750), Bilad al-Sham was the metropolitan province of the Caliphate and different localities throughout the province served as the seats of the Umayyad caliphs and princes.
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The Administrative Structure and Urban Geography of the Jund of Filasṭīn and the Jund of al-Urdunn: The Cities and Districts of Palestine and East Jordan during the Early Islamic, ʿAbbāsid and Early Fāṭimid
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of the western parts of Bilad al-Sham, beginning in 1099. As a geographic expression, "Bilad al-Sham" continued to be used by Arabic-speaking Muslims into the late 19th century, when
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Athamina, Khalil (July 1994). "The Appointment and Dismissal of Khālid b. al-Walīd from the Supreme Command: A Study of the Political Strategy of the Early Muslim Caliphs in Syria".
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As direct Abbasid rule over the Levant faltered and eventually collapsed in the 10th century, different parts of the region were controlled by several different rulerships. The
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forces who rose to power under the Abbasids, a trend which also expressed itself on a cultural level. From 878 until 905, Syria came under the effective control of the
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in the east toward Iraq. The western, Mediterranean coastal range were characterized by rolling hills in Palestine in the south, rising to their highest points in
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out of the northern part of Jund Qinnasrin. It spanned the frontier zone with the Byzantine Empire, extending from the areas immediately south of
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responded by deploying successive imperial armies against the Muslims. The Byzantines were decisively defeated in the resulting major battles of
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after its conquest of Egypt in 969. The division of Syria into northern and southern parts would persist, despite political changes, until the
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and his troops to Syria in 634. Under Khalid's supreme command, the Muslim armies besieged and captured the southern Syrian urban centers of
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of Egypt, but Abbasid control was re-established soon thereafter. It lasted until the 940s, when the province was partitioned between the
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became nominal divisions with no practical relevance. The administrative system continued to be officially recognized by the Abbasid and
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pre-established interests in the region. Syria had a substantial, long-standing Arab population, both in the tribes who dominated the
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in Transjordan, all occurring in 634–636. The Muslim battlefield victories effectively ended organized resistance by the Byzantines.
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which Mu'awiya founded and whose capital was at Damascus. Syria's history under Umayyad rule was "essentially the history of the
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confederacy gained the preeminent position in Mu'awiya's government. He also accommodated Arab newcomers, most prominently the
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in the Sinai in the south to the lower Galilee in the north, encompassing most of the territory of the Byzantine provinces of
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range in the north. Eastward from the coastal range, the ridges of inland Syria become gradually lower, with the exception of
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Bilad al-Sham, the face to the outer worlds. The perception of the Other and the representation of the Sovereign
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This article is about region of the early Caliphates. For the geographical region known as Greater Syria, see
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in Arabic translates as "the left-hand region". It was so named from the perspective of the people of the
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Le Bilād al-Šām face aux mondes extérieurs. La perception de l'Autre et la représentation du Souverain
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of South Arabia. The tribes and commanders of Syria backed Mu'awiya in his confrontation with Caliph
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was founded in 715 and became both the administrative capital and most important city in Palestine.
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The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām ibn ʻAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads
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in the northern districts. Yazid died from the plague soon after and was replaced by his brother
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The Places Where Men Pray Together: Cities in Islamic Lands, Seventh Through the Tenth Centuries
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in Jerusalem, which he may have promoted as an additional center of Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
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took control of the caliphate, crushed his Syrian tribal opponents, and shifted the capital to
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Following the decisive Muslim victory at Yarmouk in 636, and the occupation of most of the
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and eastward to the Euphrates. Manbij and later Antioch became the capitals of the new
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Umar has appointed Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah commander of the Muslim troops in Syria in
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During the reign of Mu'awiya I or Yazid I, Qinnasrin (northern Syria) and the Jazira (
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of Syria along the lines of those later established in the conquered regions of Iraq (
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in 683, but withdrew to Syria after Yazid I died. The Meccan leader of the revolt,
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E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, Volume VIII: Ṭa'if–Zūrkhāna
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Provincial region of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates
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were established from the northern frontier region of Qinnasrin by Caliph
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became a Byzantine tributary, while the southern provinces passed to the
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in Transjordan. It also included the cities Acre and Tyre on the coast.
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only represented nominal divisions. The Abbasids and the Egypt-based
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were an adaptation of the preexisting administrative system of the
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A House of Many Mansions: The History of Lebanon Reconsidered
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The Kalb and other loyalist tribes elected another Umayyad,
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and covered most of the Galilee and the western part of
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was created out of the northern part of Hims by caliphs
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continued to officially recognize the province and its
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and governor of the conquered region. He died in the
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tribes and other supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr at the
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It roughly corresponded with the Byzantine 939: 8: 2160: 2140: 2108: 2072: 2052: 1941:, the separation was done at the request of 1104:) was made an independent province from the 2637: 1917:) were separated from Jund Hims and became 1331:The second phase began with the arrival of 4983: 4883: 4640: 4503: 4499: 4124: 4099: 4085: 4077: 3951: 3887: 3809: 3738: 3623: 3609: 3601: 3422: 3408: 3400: 3255:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 3155:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 2998:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 2032:The governor of the provinces were called 946: 932: 276: 80: 42: 3302:Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, index 3263:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 262–273. 3163:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 263–268. 3054:. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 3030:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2690: 2678: 1596:After a period of stagnation, the caliph 90:) and its 6 military districts under the 2702: 2666: 2595: 2583: 2568: 2553: 2541: 2526: 2511: 2499: 2484: 2472: 2460: 2314: 2254: 1170:Bilad al-Sham comprised the area of the 4795:Popular Front for Change and Liberation 3281:Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History 2850: 2822: 2802: 2790: 2778: 2766: 2747: 2714: 2625: 2242: 818: 673: 557: 329: 286: 279: 97: 3348:. In Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor (ed.). 3182:. In Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor (ed.). 2866: 2841:, p. 111: including Acre and Tyre 2654: 2370: 2353: 2341: 2326: 2302: 2290: 2278: 2266: 1996:. The Thughur was subdivided into the 1686:conquered much of northern Syria, and 1304:, all veterans of the Ridda wars, and 4803:Political status of the Golan Heights 3724:Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon 3697:Double Qaim-Maqamate of Mount Lebanon 2610: 2404: 1910:, especially in the coastal cities. 194: 190: 169: 155: 142: 129: 125: 107: 7: 3006:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 261. 2806: 2751: 2735: 2718: 1768:Beginnings of Islamic administration 3352:. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 515–516. 3186:. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 738–739. 2854: 2838: 2826: 2810: 2161: 2141: 2133:as the new capital of the province. 2109: 2073: 2053: 1698:conquest in the late 13th century. 1517:) was opposed by the people of the 1269:and its nomadic Arab tribes in the 1174:, spanning the modern countries of 1066:following the Muslim conquest. The 966: 3234:"Al-Shām — 2. History (a) To 1918" 3210:. London and New York: Routledge. 2008:sectors, roughly separated by the 1574:Abd al-Malik's son and successor, 25: 5192:Syria under the Abbasid Caliphate 1861:Umar divided Syria into the four 1611:, was assassinated, sparking the 1277:(leader of the Muslim community) 1062:), between 637 and 640 by Caliph 4484: 3114:A History of Palestine, 634-1099 2004:and the Jaziran or Mesopotamian 1715:Administrative divisions of the 1419:were captured by Muslim forces. 1230:, and include the ranges of the 1140:of the coastal regions in 1099. 259: 245: 220: 3385:. University of Chicago Press. 3069:El-Cheikh, Nadia Maria (2004). 1901: 1602: 1580: 1558: 1512: 1498:", according to the historians 1452: 1283: 1091: 1080: 3117:. Cambridge University Press. 1744:between the three Palestines ( 1026:(military districts; singular 1: 5212:Medieval history of Palestine 3072:Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs 1937:. According to the historian 1428: 1261:Muslim conquest of the Levant 5197:Geography of the Middle East 4943:Energy and mineral resources 4743:Supreme Constitutional Court 3374:(PhD). University of Sydney. 3344:Streck, Maximilian (1987) . 1190:, as well as the regions of 1162:("the right-hand-region"). 1108:part of Qinnasrin by Caliph 5207:Medieval history of Lebanon 4965:Water supply and sanitation 4865:Weapons of mass destruction 4768:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 3702:Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate 3051:The Early Islamic Conquests 2882:Aigle, Denise, ed. (2012). 2449:Lammens & Bosworth 1997 2432:Lammens & Bosworth 1997 2417:Lammens & Bosworth 1997 2388:Lammens & Bosworth 1997 2040: 2034: 1853:Map depicting the original 1537:, succumbed to the plague. 1525:. The Syrians proceeded to 1446:. Umar's successor, Caliph 977: 874:Mandatory Syria and Lebanon 647:Diocese of the East in the 566:Wars of Alexander the Great 5233: 5202:Medieval history of Jordan 4860:Chief of the General Staff 4788:National Progressive Front 4460:independent First Republic 3367:Walmsley, Alan G. (1987). 3134:"Muʿāwiya I b. Abī Sufyān" 1842: 1707:Roman–Byzantine precursors 1258: 31: 5138: 4986: 4886: 4643: 4506: 4502: 4482: 4127: 4038: 3954: 3890: 3812: 3741: 2949:Blankinship, Khalid Yahya 1351:, Gaza, and temporarily, 199: 195: 191: 187: 172:• Partition between 126: 108: 79: 74: 53: 3692:Emirate of Mount Lebanon 3305:. Taylor & Francis. 2169:"), with its capital at 2165:, "military district of 2162:جُـنْـد قِـنَّـسْـرِيْـن 2149:"), with its capital at 2145:, "military district of 2113:, "military district of 2077:, "military district of 2074:جُـنْـد فِـلَـسْـطِـيْـن 2057:, "military district of 1735:in the aftermath of the 1504:Clifford Edmund Bosworth 1423:Governorship of Mu'awiya 1387:(Chalcis) in the north, 1306:Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah 1118:al-Awasim and al-Thughur 1014:conquered by the Muslims 981:), often referred to as 47: 4370:Principality of Antioch 3379:Wheatley, Paul (2000). 3299:Meri, Josef W. (2006). 3284:. Bloomsbury Academic. 3178:Honigmann, E. (1987) . 2933:10.1163/157005894X00191 1935:Second Muslim Civil War 1655:, all of which were in 1506:. Mu'awiya had his son 1379:until 637 or 638, were 4911:International rankings 4557:Anti-Lebanon Mountains 4221:Middle Assyrian Empire 3905:International rankings 3746:Anti-Lebanon Mountains 3090:Cobb, Paul M. (2001). 2190:governments until the 2006:al-Thughur al-Jaziriya 2002:al-Thughur al-Sha'miya 1858: 1720: 1702:Administrative history 1613:Third Muslim Civil War 1206:. It was bound by the 38:Shaam (disambiguation) 36:. For other uses, see 4716:Government ministries 4266:Neo-Babylonian Empire 3869:Speaker of Parliament 3278:Masalha, Nur (2018). 2927:(2). Brill: 253–272. 2293:, pp. 86, 89–90. 2206:and among Europeans. 2117:") corresponded with 1852: 1714: 1565:second siege of Mecca 538:Neo-Babylonian Empire 297:Levantine Aurignacian 281:History of the Levant 5028:(2011–present) 4924:Securities Exchange 4675:Council of Ministers 4430:Haj Fadel Government 3557:Later Abbasid Period 3514:Early Abbasid Period 2705:, pp. 116, 260. 2305:, pp. 112, 114. 2204:Christian literature 2129:(Tiberias) replaced 1684:Nikephoros II Phokas 1587:Great Umayyad Mosque 1550:Battle of Marj Rahit 1322:southern Transjordan 1302:Shurahbil ibn Hasana 1298:Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan 1210:in the west and the 1112:in 692. 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(1993). 2514:, pp. 40, 44. 2192:Crusader conquests 2119:Palaestina Secunda 2081:") stretched from 1859: 1750:Palaestina Secunda 1721: 1523:Battle of al-Harra 1138:Crusader invasions 623:Herodian Tetrarchy 322:Ghassulian culture 94:in the 9th century 5169: 5168: 5134: 5133: 4973: 4972: 4873: 4872: 4762:Political parties 4699:Foreign relations 4630: 4629: 4626: 4625: 4480: 4479: 4440:Syrian Federation 4375:County of Tripoli 4330:Ikhshidid dynasty 4183:Yarmukian culture 4074: 4073: 4034: 4033: 3941: 3940: 3877: 3876: 3854:Political parties 3827:Foreign relations 3799: 3798: 3598: 3597: 3392:978-0-226-89428-7 3336:978-1-86064-912-7 3312:978-0-415-96692-4 3291:978-1-78699-274-1 3270:978-90-04-10422-8 3170:978-90-04-09419-2 3124:978-0-521-59984-9 3103:978-0-7914-4880-9 3013:978-90-04-10422-8 2964:978-0-7914-1827-7 2899:978-2-35159-197-0 2586:, pp. 41–42. 2571:, pp. 42–43. 2556:, pp. 43–44. 2502:, pp. 39–40. 2269:, pp. 61–62. 2178:Post-Abbasid rule 2095:Palaestina Tertia 2054:جُـنْـد دِمَـشْـق 1915:Upper Mesopotamia 1845:Jund § Syria 1754:Palaestina Tertia 1741:Bar Kokhba Revolt 1739:in 70 CE and the 1733:Roman predecessor 1719:(Byzantine Syria) 1692:Fatimid Caliphate 1678:in the north and 1676:Emirate of Aleppo 1641:Abbasid Caliphate 1492:Umayyad Caliphate 1367:in Palestine and 1208:Mediterranean Sea 1130:Fatimid Caliphate 1102:Upper Mesopotamia 975: 956: 955: 613:Hasmonean dynasty 543:Achaemenid Empire 307:Mushabian culture 275: 274: 271: 270: 267: 266: 241:Ikhshidid Dynasty 233: 232: 134:Battle of Yarmouk 92:Abbasid Caliphate 16:(Redirected from 5224: 5154: 5147: 5029: 4984: 4927: 4926:(stock exchange) 4919: 4884: 4797: 4790: 4781: 4779:regional command 4770: 4641: 4613:Fertile Crescent 4504: 4500: 4488: 4365:County of Edessa 4345:Mirdasid dynasty 4340:Hamdanid dynasty 4319: 4286:Palmyrene Empire 4271:Achaemenid Syria 4158:Natufian culture 4125: 4101: 4094: 4087: 4078: 4054: 4047: 3952: 3913: 3888: 3810: 3786:Southern Lebanon 3739: 3719:Cedar Revolution 3625: 3618: 3611: 3602: 3424: 3417: 3410: 3401: 3396: 3375: 3363: 3340: 3316: 3295: 3274: 3246:Heinrichs, W. 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His successor 1606: 1604: 1584: 1582: 1569:Dome of the Rock 1562: 1560: 1516: 1514: 1479:Battle of Siffin 1456: 1454: 1433: 1430: 1320:), Shurahbil to 1287: 1285: 1273:of 632–633, the 1095: 1093: 1084: 1082: 980: 970: 968: 948: 941: 934: 919: 643:Syria-Palaestina 618:Herodian kingdom 523:Israel and Judah 312:Natufian culture 277: 263: 262: 255:Hamdanid dynasty 249: 248: 237: 236: 224: 223: 217: 216: 201: 200: 84: 54:Province of the 43: 21: 5232: 5231: 5227: 5226: 5225: 5223: 5222: 5221: 5172: 5171: 5170: 5165: 5157: 5150: 5143: 5130: 5055: 5041:Public holidays 5027: 4969: 4931: 4925: 4917: 4869: 4824: 4793: 4786: 4773: 4766: 4622: 4591: 4540: 4489: 4476: 4466:Second Republic 4410: 4393: 4360:Crusader states 4325:Tulunid dynasty 4318:(Bilad al-Sham) 4317: 4315:Caliphal Syria 4309:Muslim conquest 4295: 4291:Byzantine Syria 4206:Akkadian Empire 4187: 4141: 4114: 4105: 4075: 4070: 4057: 4050: 4043: 4030: 4006:Public holidays 3937: 3911: 3873: 3795: 3728: 3662:Hellenistic era 3638: 3629: 3599: 3594: 3590:Jund ash-Sharah 3551: 3522:Jund al-'Awasim 3508: 3470: 3443:Rashidun Period 3437: 3428: 3393: 3378: 3366: 3360: 3343: 3337: 3319: 3313: 3298: 3292: 3277: 3271: 3238:Bosworth, C. E. 3230:Bosworth, C. E. 3224: 3218: 3200: 3194: 3177: 3171: 3138:Bosworth, C. E. 3131: 3125: 3110: 3104: 3089: 3083: 3068: 3062: 3046:Donner, Fred M. 3044: 3038: 3022:Crone, Patricia 3020: 3014: 2981:Bosworth, C. E. 2973:Bosworth, C. E. 2971: 2965: 2947: 2918: 2909: 2907: 2900: 2881: 2878: 2873: 2865: 2861: 2853:, p. 160; 2849: 2845: 2837: 2833: 2821: 2817: 2805:, p. 180; 2801: 2797: 2789: 2785: 2777: 2773: 2765: 2761: 2750:, p. 172; 2746: 2742: 2738:, p. 11-2. 2734: 2725: 2713: 2709: 2701: 2697: 2689: 2685: 2677: 2673: 2665: 2661: 2653: 2644: 2636: 2632: 2624: 2617: 2609: 2602: 2594: 2590: 2582: 2575: 2567: 2560: 2552: 2548: 2540: 2533: 2525: 2518: 2510: 2506: 2498: 2491: 2483: 2479: 2471: 2467: 2459: 2455: 2447: 2438: 2430: 2423: 2415: 2411: 2403: 2394: 2386: 2377: 2369: 2360: 2352: 2348: 2340: 2333: 2325: 2321: 2313: 2309: 2301: 2297: 2289: 2285: 2277: 2273: 2265: 2261: 2253: 2244: 2240: 2216:Crusader states 2212: 2180: 2142:جُـنْـد حِـمْـص 1950:Harun al-Rashid 1939:Hugh N. Kennedy 1900: 1847: 1841: 1819:Plague of Amwas 1785:) and rations ( 1770: 1709: 1704: 1637: 1601: 1579: 1557: 1511: 1496:Umayyad dynasty 1488: 1482:the Caliphate. 1451: 1436:plague of Amwas 1431: 1425: 1347:(Scythopolis), 1312:, Yazid to the 1282: 1263: 1257: 1255:Muslim conquest 1252: 1172:region of Syria 1168: 1146: 1122:Harun al-Rashid 1090: 1079: 952: 915: 682:Muslim conquest 666:Sassanid Empire 653:Early Byzantine 598:Parthian Empire 571:Seleucid Empire 369:Akkadian Empire 331:Ancient history 302:Kebaran culture 260: 246: 221: 180: 163: 149: 136: 85: 49: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5230: 5228: 5220: 5219: 5214: 5209: 5204: 5199: 5194: 5189: 5184: 5174: 5173: 5167: 5166: 5164: 5163: 5156: 5155: 5148: 5140: 5139: 5136: 5135: 5132: 5131: 5129: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5113: 5112: 5111: 5106: 5096: 5091: 5086: 5076: 5071: 5065: 5063: 5057: 5056: 5054: 5053: 5048: 5043: 5038: 5037: 5036: 5031: 5023: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4987: 4981: 4975: 4974: 4971: 4970: 4968: 4967: 4962: 4957: 4952: 4951: 4950: 4939: 4937: 4936:Infrastructure 4933: 4932: 4930: 4929: 4921: 4913: 4908: 4903: 4898: 4893: 4887: 4881: 4875: 4874: 4871: 4870: 4868: 4867: 4862: 4857: 4852: 4851: 4850: 4840: 4834: 4832: 4826: 4825: 4823: 4822: 4817: 4816: 4815: 4813:Syria (region) 4805: 4800: 4799: 4798: 4791: 4784: 4783: 4782: 4759: 4758: 4757: 4747: 4746: 4745: 4740: 4730: 4729: 4728: 4718: 4713: 4712: 4711: 4706: 4696: 4691: 4690: 4689: 4688: 4687: 4680:Prime Minister 4672: 4670:Vice President 4667: 4666: 4665: 4655: 4650: 4644: 4638: 4632: 4631: 4628: 4627: 4624: 4623: 4621: 4620: 4615: 4610: 4608:Southern Syria 4605: 4603:Syria (region) 4599: 4597: 4593: 4592: 4590: 4589: 4584: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4559: 4554: 4548: 4546: 4542: 4541: 4539: 4538: 4533: 4528: 4523: 4518: 4513: 4507: 4497: 4491: 4490: 4483: 4481: 4478: 4477: 4475: 4474: 4469: 4463: 4457: 4456: 4455: 4449: 4446:State of Syria 4443: 4435:French Mandate 4432: 4427: 4420: 4418: 4412: 4411: 4409: 4408: 4401: 4399: 4395: 4394: 4392: 4391: 4385: 4379: 4378: 4377: 4372: 4367: 4357: 4355:Saljuqid Syria 4352: 4347: 4342: 4337: 4335:Zangid dynasty 4332: 4327: 4322: 4312: 4305: 4303: 4301:Medieval Syria 4297: 4296: 4294: 4293: 4288: 4283: 4278: 4276:Seleucid Syria 4273: 4268: 4263: 4258: 4253: 4248: 4243: 4238: 4233: 4228: 4223: 4218: 4213: 4208: 4203: 4197: 4195: 4189: 4188: 4186: 4185: 4180: 4175: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4149: 4147: 4143: 4142: 4140: 4139: 4137:Years in Syria 4134: 4128: 4122: 4116: 4115: 4106: 4104: 4103: 4096: 4089: 4081: 4072: 4071: 4069: 4068: 4063: 4056: 4055: 4048: 4040: 4039: 4036: 4035: 4032: 4031: 4029: 4028: 4023: 4018: 4013: 4008: 4003: 3998: 3993: 3988: 3983: 3978: 3977: 3976: 3966: 3961: 3955: 3949: 3943: 3942: 3939: 3938: 3936: 3935: 3930: 3925: 3920: 3915: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3891: 3885: 3879: 3878: 3875: 3874: 3872: 3871: 3866: 3864:Prime Minister 3861: 3856: 3851: 3846: 3845: 3844: 3839: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3813: 3807: 3801: 3800: 3797: 3796: 3794: 3793: 3788: 3783: 3778: 3773: 3768: 3763: 3758: 3753: 3748: 3742: 3736: 3730: 3729: 3727: 3726: 3721: 3716: 3711: 3709:French mandate 3706: 3705: 3704: 3699: 3694: 3687:Ottoman Empire 3684: 3679: 3674: 3669: 3664: 3659: 3654: 3648: 3646: 3640: 3639: 3630: 3628: 3627: 3620: 3613: 3605: 3596: 3595: 3593: 3592: 3587: 3582: 3580:Jund al-Urdunn 3577: 3572: 3567: 3565:Jund Qinnasrin 3561: 3559: 3553: 3552: 3550: 3549: 3544: 3542:Jund al-Urdunn 3539: 3534: 3529: 3527:Jund Qinnasrin 3524: 3518: 3516: 3510: 3509: 3507: 3506: 3501: 3499:Jund al-Urdunn 3496: 3491: 3486: 3484:Jund Qinnasrin 3480: 3478: 3476:Umayyad Period 3472: 3471: 3469: 3468: 3463: 3461:Jund al-Urdunn 3458: 3453: 3447: 3445: 3439: 3438: 3429: 3427: 3426: 3419: 3412: 3404: 3398: 3397: 3391: 3376: 3364: 3358: 3341: 3335: 3329:. 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Index

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Syria (region)
Shaam (disambiguation)
Rashidun
Umayyad
Abbasid
Fatimid

Abbasid Caliphate
Damascus
Late antiquity
Middle Ages
Battle of Yarmouk
First Fitna
Tulunid
Hamdanids
Ikhshidids
Diocese of the East
Ikhshidid Dynasty
Hamdanid dynasty
History of the Levant
Prehistory
Levantine Aurignacian
Kebaran culture
Mushabian culture
Natufian culture
Halaf culture
Ghassulian culture
Ancient history
Kish

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