Umayyad Caliphate

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The Umayyad Caliphate (660-750) was the third largest contiguous empire in the world. It reigned from Damascus and later Harran. After its demise in Syria, it survived on the Iberian peninsula and transformed into the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba.

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Damascus
Inscribed: 1979
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104
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Umayyad Capital, Great Mosque
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
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Built The Dome Of The Rock And Rebuilt The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Bosra
Bosra
Syria
Inscribed: 1980
3.07
58
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Ouv: "There Remain Today Extensive Ruins Of Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine And Umayyad Buildings". The Latter Included Al-Omari Mosque: Is An Early Islamic-Era Mosque. The Mosque's Square Minaret Was One Of The Earliest Examples Of Umayyad-Style Minarets (Wiki)
Quseir Amra
Inscribed: 1985
3.05
138
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Ouv: "The Quseir Amra Paintings Constitute A Unique Artistic Achievement In The Umayyad Period." And "An Outstanding Example Of An Umayyad Desert Establishment."
Anjar
Anjar
Lebanon
Inscribed: 1984
3.16
88
5
Ouv: “Outstanding Example Of 8th Century Town Planning Of The Umayyad Caliphate” And “... An Eminent Testimony, Precisely Dated, Of The Umayyad Civilization.”
Kairouan
Kairouan
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1988
3.05
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Umayyad General Uqba Ibn Nafi Founded Kairouan
Toledo
Toledo
Spain
Inscribed: 1986
3.96
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Mosque Of Bab Mardum (999): Umayyad In Style
See Archnet.Org
Medina of Tunis
Inscribed: 1979
3.06
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Founded The Medina Of Tunis And Built The Great (Olive Tree) Mosque Of Tunis
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
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Mixture Of Buildings Including The Ummayad Mosque Of Aleppo, Built On The Orders Of The Ummayad Caliphs
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Cordoba
Cordoba
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.18
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Caliphate Of Córdoba, A Spin Off From The Original Umayyads Of Damascus - Built Great Mosque Of Córdoba
See Archnet.Org
Medina Azahara
Inscribed: 2018
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The Abandoned Caliphate City Of Medina Azahara, Being A New City Planned And Built As A State Initiative, Attests In An Exceptional Way To The Umayyad Cultural And Architectural Civilization (Ouv)
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Inscribed: 2017
3.13
75
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The Nomination Dossier Mentions That In Umayyad Times Was A Pilgrimage Site For The Three Monotheistic Religions (Judaism, Christianity And Islam)
Old City of Acre
Inscribed: 2001
3.26
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The First Umayyad Caliph, Muawiyah I (R. 661-680), Regarded The Coastal Towns Of The Levant As Strategically Important. Thus, He Strengthened Acre's Fortifications (Wiki)
Tyre
Tyre
Lebanon
Inscribed: 1984
2.78
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Carried Out Restoration And Fortification Works In The Seaport Of Tyre.
Um er-Rasas
Inscribed: 2004
2.73
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"The Outstanding Universal Value Of The Site Resides In The Extensive Settlement Of The Byzantine/Umayyad Period." (Unesco Website)
Historic Cairo
Inscribed: 1979
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Fustat (Now Part Of Old Cairo) Became A Regional Center Of Islam During The Umayyad Period. It Was Where The Umayyad Ruler, Marwan Ii, Made His Last Stand Against The Abbasids. (Wiki)
Tell Umm Amer
Tell Umm Amer
Palestine
Inscribed: 2024
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"The Archaeological Remains Of Tell Umm El-‘Amr Span More Than Four Centuries, From The Late Roman Empire To The Umayyad Period" (Wmf 2012)