Al-Walid II
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Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
Fresco of Walid ibn Yazid from Qusayr Amra
Gold dinar of al-Walid II ibn Yazid
Balqa (region)
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The Balqa, known colloquially as the Balga, is a geographic region in central Jordan generally defined as the highlands east of the Jordan Valley in between the Zarqa River to the north and the Wadi Mujib gorge to the south.
The landscape of the Balqa as seen from a hill in the Baqa'a suburb of Amman
Mount Nebo, one of the highest peaks in the Balqa
The Wadi Shueib valley, 2010
The interior of Qasr al-Kharane, one of several desert palaces built in the Balqa by the Umayyads