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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)
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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."
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Ouv: “Outstanding Example Of 8th Century Town Planning Of The Umayyad Caliphate” And “... An Eminent Testimony, Precisely Dated, Of The Umayyad Civilization.”
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Umayyad General Uqba Ibn Nafi Founded Kairouan
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Founded The Medina Of Tunis And Built The Great (Olive Tree) Mosque Of Tunis
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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
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Caliphate Of Córdoba, A Spin Off From The Original Umayyads Of Damascus - Built Great Mosque Of Córdoba
See Archnet.Org
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Carried Out Restoration And Fortification Works In The Seaport Of Tyre.
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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)
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"The Outstanding Universal Value Of The Site Resides In The Extensive Settlement Of The Byzantine/Umayyad Period." (Unesco Website)
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Built The Dome Of The Rock And Rebuilt The Al-Aqsa Mosque
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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)
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Umayyad Capital, Great Mosque
