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Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor.
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Arab–Byzantine wars
Series of wars between the 7th and 11th centuries
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between multiple Arab dynasties and the Byzantine Empire. The Muslim Arab Caliphates conquered large parts of the Christian Byzantine empire and unsuccessfully attacked the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abbasid Caliphate
Third Islamic caliphate
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Raqqa
City in Syria
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Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806)
Abbasid invasion of the Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
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Anatolia
Peninsula of Turkey in Western Asia
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)