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Umayyad Capital, Great Mosque
Built The Dome Of The Rock And Rebuilt The Al-Aqsa Mosque
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)
Ouv: "The Quseir Amra Paintings Constitute A Unique Artistic Achievement In The Umayyad Period." And "An Outstanding Example Of An Umayyad Desert Establishment."
Ouv: “Outstanding Example Of 8th Century Town Planning Of The Umayyad Caliphate” And “... An Eminent Testimony, Precisely Dated, Of The Umayyad Civilization.”
Umayyad General Uqba Ibn Nafi Founded Kairouan
Founded The Medina Of Tunis And Built The Great (Olive Tree) Mosque Of Tunis
Mixture Of Buildings Including The Ummayad Mosque Of Aleppo, Built On The Orders Of The Ummayad Caliphs
See En.Wikipedia.Org
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Caliphate Of Córdoba, A Spin Off From The Original Umayyads Of Damascus - Built Great Mosque Of Córdoba
See Archnet.Org
See Archnet.Org
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)
The Nomination Dossier Mentions That In Umayyad Times Was A Pilgrimage Site For The Three Monotheistic Religions (Judaism, Christianity And Islam)
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)
Carried Out Restoration And Fortification Works In The Seaport Of Tyre.
"The Outstanding Universal Value Of The Site Resides In The Extensive Settlement Of The Byzantine/Umayyad Period." (Unesco Website)
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)
"The Archaeological Remains Of Tell Umm El-‘Amr Span More Than Four Centuries, From The Late Roman Empire To The Umayyad Period" (Wmf 2012)