Isbijab
أسبيجاب
Isbijab, the far fort of al-Shash; an old conquest lost to the Turks, retaken by Nuh ibn Asad under al-Mu'tasim, who walled its people's vines and farms.
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Isbijab is a fortress at the far end of al-Shash. According to al-Baladhuri it was conquered in ancient times, then the Turks overcame it together with some people of al-Shash. Then Nuh ibn Asad conquered it in the caliphate of al-Mu'tasim, and built around it a wall enclosing the vineyards and farms of its people. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Isbijab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/isbijab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.