Back جند الأردن Arabic Al-Urdunn Catalan Yund al-Urdunn Spanish جند اردن Persian Jund al-Urdunn French ג'ונד אל-אורדון HE Jund al-Urdunn ID اردن جند Pashto/Pushto Junde de Alurdune Portuguese جند اردن Urdu
| Jund al-Urdunn | |||||||||||
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| Province of the Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates | |||||||||||
| 630s–late 11th century | |||||||||||
 Arab Syria (Bilad al-Sham) and its provinces under the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century | |||||||||||
| Capital | Tiberias | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 630s | ||||||||||
• Seljuk attacks, First Crusade | late 11th century | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Israel West Bank Jordan Lebanon | ||||||||||
Jund al-Urdunn (Arabic: جُـنْـد الْأُرْدُنّ, translation: "The military district of Jordan") was one of the five districts of Bilad al-Sham (Islamic Syria) during the early Islamic period. It was established under the Rashidun and its capital was Tiberias throughout its rule by the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. It encompassed southern Mount Lebanon, the Galilee, the southern Hauran, the Golan Heights, and most of the eastern Jordan Valley (especially in the north).[1]
- ^ Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. pp. 30–39. OCLC 1004386.