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Fragments of the city's stone walls are visible from the surface; they presumably date from the
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moving his court to Raqqa in 796, which created a new demand for agricultural produce and stimulated the region's economy in general. Under the
Abbasids, Tall Mahra expanded to a size of 21 hectares. This was its greatest extent, and Abbasid potsherds cover the entire tell.
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zero defensive purpose. They instead seem to have been "symbols of urban pride and wealth in small rural town". In addition to the monumental walls, Tall Mahra had a church, a small mosque, and a
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of unknown function. Also, above the
Byzantine mud-brick walls on the east side, a series of stone buildings was built during the Abbasid period. These were perhaps used as shops.
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