Bilad al-Sham
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bilad-al-sham-222-2645902
title:
Bilad al-Sham
text:
Bilad al-Sham, often referred to as Islamic Syria or simply Syria in English-language sources, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates. It roughly corresponded with the Byzantine Diocese of the East, conquered by the Muslims 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. Bilad al-Sham was first organized
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Provincial region of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilad_al-Sham
date created:
2004-04-16T20:20:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T01:58:26Z
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