Abbasid Caliphate

Connected Sites: 8

Definition
The Abbasid Caliphate (749-1258) was the third of the Islamic Caliphates of the Islamic Empire, after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphs from all but Al Andalus.

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  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    42
    5
    AB: "Numerous major events and personalities of historic importance have been associated with Merv. These include Abu Muslim, who initiated the Abbasid revolution..."
  • Masjed-e Jâme'
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.22
    93
    3
    initiated under the reign of al-Mo'tasem the Abbasid (AB ev)
  • Medina of Sousse
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.84
    154
    5
    Great Mosque of Sousse ... Built in 851 by the amir Abu al-Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi of the Aghlabid Dynasty, an Abbasid Caliphate vassal (wiki)
  • Shibam
    Shibam
    Yemen
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.95
    19
    2
    Great Mosque of Shibam (The presence of red baked bricks, typical of ninth century Abbasid construction, point to reconstruction efforts during the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid) - see link
    See archnet.org
  • Historic Cairo
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    299
    11
    Ibn Tulun Mosque (870-879), the oldest surviving mosque in Egypt. Its minaret was modelled after the one in Samarra.
    See www.sacred-destinations.com
  • Damascus
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.89
    77
    5
    On 25 August 750, the Abbasids, having already beaten the Umayyads in the Battle of the Zab in Iraq, conquered Damascus after facing little resistance. With the heralding of the Abbasid Caliphate, Damascus became eclipsed and subordinated by Baghdad, the new Islamic capital.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Bukhara
    Bukhara
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1993
    4.03
    156
    6
    Tomb of the Samanids (early 10th century)
  • Samarra
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.02
    27
    5
    Its capital from 836-892, several surviving buildings including the spiral minaret