Settlements Below the Plane Multidisciplinary Archaeological Survey in al-Hira (Iraq)

The historical site of al-Ḥīra is located to the south of al-Najaf and al-Kūfa in south-central Iraq. Founded in the 3rd century, the city met its heyday in the 5th and 6th centuries, when it became the capital of the Lakhmid-rulers, an Arab power sponsored by the Sasanid Persians (Rothstein 1899; F...

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Published inProceedings of the 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East p. 495
Main Authors Martin Gussone, Martina Müller-Wiener, Burkart Ullrich, Ibrahim Salman
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Harrassowitz Verlag 16.04.2020
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Summary:The historical site of al-Ḥīra is located to the south of al-Najaf and al-Kūfa in south-central Iraq. Founded in the 3rd century, the city met its heyday in the 5th and 6th centuries, when it became the capital of the Lakhmid-rulers, an Arab power sponsored by the Sasanid Persians (Rothstein 1899; Fisher 2011; Toral-Niehoff 2014). Al-Ḥīra was taken by the troops of the Muslim general Khālid ibn al-Walīd in 633. In 639, the garrison town of al-Kūfa was founded nearby (Musil 1928, 283–295; EI 2, V, 345, H. Djaiet, s. v. Kufa.). While al-Kūfa subsequently developed into one of
ISBN:3447113677
9783447113670
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv10tq3zv.45