Tell Abu Hureyra
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Tell Abu Hureyra is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria. The tell was inhabited between 13,300 and 7,800 cal. BP in two main phases: Abu Hureyra 1, dated to the Ep
Beads pendants from Abu Hureyra, ca 8700-6000 BC. Ashmolean Museum
Stones used to grind cereal grains, Abu Hureyra, c. 9500–9000 BC. British Museum.
Gazelle head, carved granite pebble (6800–6500 BC), Abu Hureyra. Ashmolean Museum AN 2008.32.
Superimposed structures within Trench E showing Neolithic 2A rectilinear structure atop Epipalaeolithic 1A pit dwellings in the foreground. Abu Hureyra, Syria
Battle of Siffin
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The Battle of Siffin was fought in 657 CE between the Iraqi Arab forces of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Syrian Arab forces of the rebelling long-time governor of the Levant, Mu
Tell Abu Hureyra
…spherulites". PLOS ONE. 17 (9) e0272947. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1772947S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0272947. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9473395. PMID 36103475. Battle of Siffin (657 CE, First Fitna). Siffin has been identified with Abu Hureyra. Media related to Abu Hureyra at Wikimedia Commons…
Persian miniature, likely depicting Ali at the Battle of Siffin, created in Safavid Iran, dated 1516
Zulfiqar with and without the shield. The Fatimid depiction of Ali's sword as carved on the Gates of Old Cairo, namely Bab al-Nasr.