The Construction of an Islamic City in Palestine. The Case of Umayyad al-Ramla
1997; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s1356186300008300
ISSN1474-0591
Autores Tópico(s)Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
ResumoAt the beginning of the eighth century A.D. a new town was built in Palestine, called al- Ramla (Ramlah of today). It was founded by the then provincial governor, Sulaymān b. ‘Abd al-Malik (d. 717) in order to serve as the capital of Jund Filasṭīn, the southern province of Palestine. The building of a new town, and especially of a capital city, constituted a significant departure in the Palestine environment, for two main reasons. First, it was the first city to be founded after a period of 350 years, i.e., for most of the Byzantine epoch. Second, though the Muslims ruled the country for 1100 years, al-Ramla remained the sole example of a new town in the whole of Palestine.
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