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Abbasid era in Gadara: Economic prosperity, earthquake devastation, urban transformation
The Abbasid pottery was numerous and found almost in all the excavated squares, mixed in most cases with Byzantine and Umayyad pottery; this, due in part, to the nature of the occupation of the site ...
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Syria was once a Christian nation, then how did it become centre of Islam? Read the untold truth here
the Umayyad rulers had built many buildings like Abd al-Malik Palace and Umayyad Mosque. The Abbasid caliphs moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad in modern day Iraq. In 750 AD, the Abbasid ...
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Studying ancient shifts, modifications, developments of Levantine cities
During this period, a significant political transition occurred as the authority shifted from the Umayyad rule to the Abbasid rule, which relocated the centre of political power, moving it from ...
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Where was the early Islamic Civilisation?
They were the successors to Muhammad. The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the ...