Umayyad Caliphate

Connected Sites: 17

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.

Connected Sites

  • Bosra
    Bosra
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.07
    58
    6
    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
    139
    11
    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
    182
    4
    Umayyad General Uqba Ibn Nafi Founded Kairouan
  • Medina of Tunis
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.05
    229
    3
    Founded The Medina Of Tunis And Built The Great (Olive Tree) Mosque Of Tunis
  • Aleppo
    Aleppo
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.55
    88
    5
    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
    489
    9
    Caliphate Of Córdoba, A Spin Off From The Original Umayyads Of Damascus - Built Great Mosque Of Córdoba
    See Archnet.Org
  • Medina Azahara
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.82
    172
    10
    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
    76
    5
    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
    205
    6
    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
    89
    5
    Carried Out Restoration And Fortification Works In The Seaport Of Tyre.
  • Tell Umm Amer
    Palestine
    Inscribed: 2024
    0
    0
    "The Archaeological Remains Of Tell Umm El-‘Amr Span More Than Four Centuries, From The Late Roman Empire To The Umayyad Period" (Wmf 2012)
  • Um er-Rasas
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.73
    135
    9
    "The Outstanding Universal Value Of The Site Resides In The Extensive Settlement Of The Byzantine/Umayyad Period." (Unesco Website)
  • Toledo
    Toledo
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.97
    444
    13
    Mosque Of Bab Mardum (999): Umayyad In Style
    See Archnet.Org
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.37
    371
    12
    Built The Dome Of The Rock And Rebuilt The Al-Aqsa Mosque
  • Historic Cairo
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    399
    11
    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)
  • Damascus
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.87
    104
    5
    Umayyad Capital, Great Mosque