The Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates conquered the Byzantine Exarchate of North Africa commencing in 647 and concluding in 709, when the Byzantine Empire lost its last remaining strongholds in the Magh
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Ancient ruins of Sufetula
The Arab conqueror and general Uqba Ibn Nafi founded the Great Mosque of Qayrawan (also known as the Mosque of Uqba) - the oldest and most important mosque in North Africa, - in Kairouan, Tunisia, 670 AD.
Statue of Kahina in Baghai
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Al-Kahina, also known as Dihya, was an Amazigh warrior-queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who lived during the 7th century.
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
…Annaba). The Romans defeated, the Muslims now directed their attentions to the Berber interior, where a new powerful force had risen under the command of al-Kāhina (the prophetess) based in the eastern Aures. Either Christian or Jewish, she seems to have had some connection to Kusaila and perhaps was married to a…
Dihya memorial in Khenchela, Algeria
El Djem Amphitheater aerial view. The amphitheater was converted into a fortress, and in 699 CE served as a refuge for El Kahina during her fight against the Arab invaders. After the battle, the town was abandoned, and the site was reoccupied only during the French colonial period.