Major+Cities


 * //Fez://**

Fez was founded in 789 by Idris I as the capitol of the Idrisid dynasty. Idris was the founder of this dynasty and could be traced back to Fatimah, Muhammad's daughter. Arabs emigrated to Fez in 817-818 and every since, it has been a melting pot of many different religions from many different places.

The Bab Boujeloud Gate is one of the most famous gates in Fez. It was built in 1913. It represents the beginning of Fez el Bali and the end of Fez el Jedid. One side of the gate is blue, while the other green (the color of Islam). 

Geographically, Cairo is at the heart of the Islamic World. It is nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarents" because it has so many works of Islamic architecture. Here is a picture of one of Cairo's oldest mosques: Because of this mosque, the city gained its nickname. It is believed that its name is to allude to the Islamic prophet Fatimah, Muhammad's daughter. It is now the second oldest continuously run university in the world.
 * //Cairo//**

Cordoba is a city in Spain. In the middle ages it was an Islamic capital, as well as one of the largest cities in the world. In 716 it became an Islamic capital after being captured by a berber muslim army. It became one of the most advanced cities in the world. The Guadalquivir Mills and Madinat Al-Zahra are both Muslim architecture that still remains today.
 * //Cordoba//**

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. It has a estimated population between 7 to 7.5 million. It is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest in the Arab World(after Cairo). It is located on the Tigris River, the city dates back to the 8th century. Baghdad was a center of the Arab and Muslim World especially during the Abassid Caliphate. The city was known as a deliberate reminder for an expression of the Qu'ran, when it refer to paradise. Founded on July 30th 762 by the caliph Al Mansur. Mansur loved this city so much that he said " This is indeed the city that I am to found, where I am to live, and where my descendants will reign afterward." //**
 * //Baghdad
 * //Damascus//**


 * //Damascus which is also known as ash-Sham is the capital of Syria. It is one of the governarotes which means it has a governor and a minister ruling it. It is thought to be oldest inhabited city in the world. It is significant to Islam because Umayyad chose it as his capital. Around 636 CE it became a home to many Muslims who came from Mecca, or Medina. One of the major important sites in Damascus is the Grand Mosque of Damascus built by Al Whalid and it is one of the oldest Mosques in the world today. It has a shrine that contains the head of John the Baptist a prophet to both Christians and Muslims.//**