Umayyad History: Mosques, Palaces and Historic Sites
Umayyad architecture includes great urban mosques, fortified residences, bathhouses and coastal defences. Its surviving sites span the eastern caliphate and the later Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus, with substantial remains in both the Levant and Iberia. The collection identifies those building phases within places that often preserve older structures and later alterations. Explore the map for surviving architecture, water systems and defensive works, with individual articles explaining their historical settings.
Explore Umayyad historic sites
Explore more than 100 Umayyad historic sites, including great mosques, desert palaces, bathhouses and coastal forts, with a map and individual articles.
Daily life
Daily Life in Umayyad Societies
Homes, food, work, worship and travel varied across the Damascus caliphate and Umayyad Córdoba, from household routines to court institutions.
History and society
Learn how the Umayyads governed an eastern caliphate and a later Cordoban state, connecting conquest, institutions and society in each setting.