Uqba ibn Nafi
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ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī, also simply known as Uqba ibn Nafi, was an Arab general serving the Rashidun Caliphate since the reign of Umar and later the Umayyad Caliphate dur
A statue of Uqba bin Nafi in Algeria
The grave of Uqba in Sidi Okba, Algeria
Great Mosque of Kairouan or Mosque of Uqba ibn Nafi in Tunisia, with its minaret being one of the oldest standing minarets in the world
Minaret of the Sidi Okba Mosque in Algeria
Battle of Vescera
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The Battle of Vescera was fought in 682 or 683 between the Romano-Berbers of King Kusaila and their Byzantine allies from the Exarchate of Africa against an Umayyad Arab army under Uqba ibn Nafi. Uqba
Uqba ibn Nafi
…Igli in Sous, in Draa, in Sous al-Aqsa, and in Wadi Nfis. In 683 Uqba was ambushed by the Berber Christian king Kusaila and his Byzantine allies in the Battle of Vescera. Uqba was killed beside his hated rival, Abu al-Muhajir Dinar. His armies evacuated Kairouan and withdrew to Barca, though it was recaptured in 688…
The ruins of the Tehouda battle site