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Umayyad
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U·may·yad  (-md) or Om·mi·ad also O·may·yad (-md)
The first dynasty of Arab caliphs (661-750). Its capital was Damascus.
Umayyad [uːˈmaɪjæd]
n
(Biographies) a variant spelling of Omayyad
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Noun1.Umayyad - the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was DamascusUmayyad - the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
Omayyad, Ommiad
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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The Umayyad dynasty made Damascus the capital of a Muslim empire that stretched to Spain.
Political thaw lures ever more tourists to Syria by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
The last major Arab achievement in the city, the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque, were made under the Umayyad dynasty.
Victim of historical neglect and ignorance by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Anjar, on the road to Damascus, is best known for the exquisite ruins of a fallen city from the 8th-century Umayyad dynasty.
For a real taste of Lebanon, go back to the land by The Star (Amman, Jordan)
 
 
 
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