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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Ayn al-Warda canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical site
settlement
belligerent Umayyad Caliphate
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
historicalPeriod 7th century
knownFor Battle of Ayn al-Warda
early Islamic history
locatedAt Ayn al-Warda
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia
northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
locatedInPresentDay Syria–Turkey border region
northern Syria
locatedNear modern Syria–Turkey border
partOf Second Fitna
Umayyad period historical geography
region Fertile Crescent
result Umayyad victory
strategicImportance military crossroads in early Islamic period

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Tawwabin uprising hasLocation Ayn al-Warda
Tawwabin uprising hasBattlefield Ayn al-Warda
Battle of Ayn al-Warda locatedAt Ayn al-Warda
subject linked to: Ayn al-Warda