Umayyad palaces and cities: facts and a 5-question quiz
Play this quizDesert palaces, bath houses and planned towns left by the Umayyads. This is a map-tap quiz with 5 questions, each worth more points as the questions get harder.
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What this quiz covers
Era: Umayyad. Region: Levant. The 5 questions are about the following, with a short fact for each. Read them first if you want a head start, or skip to the quiz and read afterwards.
Facts behind the questions (spoilers)
- Amman: The Amman Citadel carries an Umayyad palace with a cruciform audience hall and a colonnaded street, usually dated to the first half of the 8th century.
- Anjar: Anjar was a planned Umayyad city laid out on a grid, with a palace, a mosque, baths and shops lining its main streets.
- Ramla: Ramla was founded early in the 8th century by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, then governor of Jund Filastin and later caliph (715–717), as the new seat of the district in place of Lydda.
- Qusayr 'Amra: Qusayr 'Amra was built in the early 700s, probably for the future caliph al-Walid II.
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi: Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, near Palmyra, was built in 727 as an agricultural estate and palace.
Quick answers
What should I know about Amman? The Amman Citadel carries an Umayyad palace with a cruciform audience hall and a colonnaded street, usually dated to the first half of the 8th century.
What should I know about Anjar? Anjar was a planned Umayyad city laid out on a grid, with a palace, a mosque, baths and shops lining its main streets.
What should I know about Ramla? Ramla was founded early in the 8th century by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, then governor of Jund Filastin and later caliph (715–717), as the new seat of the district in place of Lydda.
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