Kufa - Wikipedia
Kufa (Arabic: الْكُوفَة "al-Kūfah"), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000.
Kufah | Iraq, Map, & History | Britannica
It was populated largely by South Arabians and Iranians and served as the seat of the governor of Iraq, sometimes sharing this position with its sister city, Basra. In 655 the Muslims of Kūfah became the first to support the claims of ʿAlī, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, against the caliph ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān. Kūfah subsequently ...
Discovering Early Islamic Basra: the Origins and Development of Iraq…
2023年11月30日 · This article reports on recent fieldwork at the site of the early Islamic city Basra, located fifteen kilometres to the southwest of the modern city. The article sets the site within the geographical and historical context of early Islamic Iraq …
Basra - Wikipedia
Basra (Arabic: ٱلْبَصْرَة, romanized: al-Baṣrah) is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind only Baghdad and Mosul.
Discovering Early Islamic Basra: the Origins and Development of Iraq…
2023年11月30日 · This article reports on recent fieldwork at the site of the early Islamic city Basra, located fifteen kilometres to the southwest of the modern city. The article sets the site within the...
Discovering Early Islamic Basra: the Origins and Development of Iraq…
The Iraqi cities which may be considered new foundations of the early Islamic period include Basra, Kufa, and Wasit. These cities were referred to collectively as amsār based on their origins as Arab military camps established during the initial Muslim conquests.
Islamic History of Khalifa Ali ibn Abi Talib | Kufa, the New Capital
From Basra, Ali did not proceed to Madina. He proceeded to Kufa instead. When Ali had sent a mission to Kufa to get volunteers for the fight against Basra, he had promised the people of Kufa that would make their city the capital of the caliphate. After his victory of Basra, Ali declared Kufa to be the capital of the Muslim Commonwealth.
Early Islamic Basrah (Iraq) - Fondation Max van Berchem
This Sasanian period settlement was located close to or probably on the site of the modern city of Basra (Kramers 2000). The early Islamic settlement of Basra founded in the 630’s was located in the desert to the south west of Uballa and separated from it by an area of marshland liable to inundation during the winter.
The City of Kufa in Iraq - San José State University
The cities of Basra and Kufa were founded as garrison towns (amsar) for the troops of the caliph in Medina in the early days after conquest of Iraq. Iraq had been under the control of the Persians and the Caliph wanted his troops isolated from the contaminating influence of the infidels of Iraq.
Kufa - wikishia
Kūfa (Arabic: الکوفة), also spelled Kufah, is located in the south of Iraq, ten Kilometers northeast of Imam Ali's shrine in Najaf and it is the second city built by Muslims. It was chosen as the capital by Imam 'Ali (a) in 36 /656-7, where he was martyred. Most of Shi'a Muslims were inhabitants of Kufa in the 1st/ 7th century.
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