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n. - The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus.

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  • She did what most visitors do her here, browsed the market, and toured the magnificent 1,300-year-old Omayyad Mosque.
  • The new town speedily became a place of importance, and was the residence of the náibs, or lieutenants, appointed by the orthodox and Omayyad caliphs.
  • Shortly after the overthrow of the Omayyad dynasty, and the establishment of the Abbasids, the city of El-'Askar was founded (A.D. 750) by Suleiman, the general who...
  • After the fall of the Omayyad dynasty, it became the capital of a distinct kingdom, dependent on Granada.
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