Abbasid Caliphate

Connected Sites: 8

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.

Connected Sites

  • Historic Cairo
    Historic Cairo
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    399
    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
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    48
    5
    Ab: "Numerous Major Events And Personalities Of Historic Importance Have Been Associated With Merv. These Include Abu Muslim, Who Initiated The Abbasid Revolution..."
  • Bukhara
    Bukhara
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1993
    4.04
    185
    6
    Tomb Of The Samanids (Early 10th Century)
  • Masjed-e Jâme'
    Masjed-e Jâme'
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.22
    116
    3
    Initiated Under The Reign Of Al-Mo'tasem The Abbasid (Ab Ev)
  • Shibam
    Shibam
    Yemen
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.95
    25
    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
  • Damascus
    Damascus
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.87
    104
    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
  • Medina of Sousse
    Medina of Sousse
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.84
    193
    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)
  • Samarra
    Samarra
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.02
    33
    5