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750–1258 CE
Abbasid
Power moved east to Baghdad, but Syrian cities remained major religious, commercial and military centres.
Period: Early Islamic · 636–1171 CE
Major historical events
- 8th century CEVerified historical fact
Raqqa serves as a caliphal residence and garrison city.
Architecture
Brick city walls and palaces at Raqqa; mosque expansions across the interior.
Religion, culture and daily life
Scholarship, translation movements and the growth of madrasas.
Trade
Euphrates river trade and the Baghdad–Aleppo overland route.
Archaeological discoveries
- Raqqa's Abbasid walls and Baghdad Gate
