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Damascus

دمشق

Syrian city, capital of the Umayyad caliphate (661-750 CE) and home of the Umayyad Mosque.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Place of death of
al-KharaqiAbd al-Qadir ibn BadranIbn Rajab al-Hanbali
Home of
Fadala ibn UbaydIbn Rajab al-HanbaliUqba ibn Amir al-JuhaniWathila ibn al-Asqa'

People and things also explored

The Battle of UhudThe expedition to TabukThe AnsarArba'un 11 — leave what makes you doubt for what does notBaghdadJerusalemMeccaMedina

Sources

  • GeoNames gazetteer
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The Battle of Uhud

A battle near Mount Uhud in which the Quraysh gained the upper hand and Hamza, the Prophet's uncle, was killed.