Ayn al-Warda

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Ayn al-Warda is a historical site in northern Mesopotamia, near the modern Syria–Turkey border, known primarily as the location of an important early Islamic battle in 685.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical site
settlement
belligerent Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
pro-Alid forces
conflictType early Islamic civil war battle
culturalContext early Islamic era
date 685
hasContext succession dispute after death of Muʿawiya I
hasEvent Battle of Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 7th century
knownFor Battle of Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
early Islamic history
locatedAt Ayn al-Warda NERFINISHED
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Syria–Turkey border region NERFINISHED
northern Syria NERFINISHED
locatedNear modern Syria–Turkey border
partOf Second Fitna NERFINISHED
Umayyad period historical geography
region Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED
result Umayyad victory
strategicImportance military crossroads in early Islamic period

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