Name: Umayyad Caliphate
Address: Umayyad Caliphate, Levant & Iraq

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Kufa

Kufa was one of the two garrison cities founded by early Islam in Iraq, established by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas in 17 AH, 638 CE, on the right bank of the Euphrates near al-Hira. It was a military base of the Arabs, the seat of Ali's caliphate and the scene of major risings in the first Islamic century, and it was the home of a well-known grammatical school. It declined after the Abbasids moved the centre of government to Baghdad and after Qarmatian attacks, and lost its importance with the rise of al-Hilla in 495/1101.

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