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Biggest Cities in the Umayyad Caliphate in 725 AD with a Map
With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Umayyad Caliphate in at its peak in 725 AD?
Click on the map to zoom in.
Sources used for population estimates in the stickied comments.
Some of these cities do not exist anymore.
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4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census: For a large portion of population estimates.
The Population of European Cities from 700 to 2000: For al-Andalus.
Spatio-Temporal Boundaries of African Civilizations Reconsidered: I: For smaller cities in Africa.
TRAVELS OF XUANZANG (629-645 CE): Chinese monk Xuanzang's travels include details on the sizes of cities he travelled to. This includes estimates in li, a traditional measurement unit from China.
Section 13 – The Kingdom of the Da Yuezhi 大月氏 (the Kushans): For Sheberghan. Density of 100/ha used.
Locating Beymand City in the First Centuries of the Islamic Era in Kerman Province Based on Written Sources and Archaeological Data: For Sirjan. Density of 100/ha used.
HARVARD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN OMAN, 1973: III - SOHAR AND THE SEA TRADE OF OMAN IN THE TENTH CENTURY A.D.: For Sohar. Density of 200/ha used.
Harran: For Harran's population estimate.
Population of the Larger Urban Areas: Estimates by Colin McEvedy for 737 AD. These should be taken with grain of salt as a lot of these are underestimates.
Wikipedia - History of Barda: As the page states, Arab authors al-Muqaddasi and al-Istakhri estimated a population of about 100,000. This is probably too large and I've decided to half this amount.
Modernization Theory and House Garden Transformation; Erbil City as Case Study: For Arbil. Density of 200/ha used.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the quiz!