Umayyad Caliphate

The Umayyad Caliphate ( 660–750) was the third largest contiguous empire in the world

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Umayyad Caliphate':

  • Aleppo Ummayad Mosque of Aleppo ; link
  • Anjar
  • Bosra
  • Cordoba Caliphate of Córdoba, a spin off from the original Umayyads of Damascus - built Great Mosque of Córdoba ; link
  • Damascus Umayyad capital, Great Mosque
  • Kairouan Umayyad general Uqba ibn Nafi founded Kairouan
  • Medina of Tunis Great (Olive Tree) Mosque of Tunis
  • Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock
  • Quseir Amra