Al-Yamama
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|The historical region of Al-Yamamah at its greatest extent, as described by Yaqut al-Hamawi|Yaqut (13th century) and Al-Hamadani (10th century), along with some of the region's prominent settlements in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times
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- Instance of
- historical region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Period of Musaylima and Muslim conquest
- Najdat Kharijite revolt
- Later Islamic history
- Modern era
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|right|300px|The historical region of Al-Yamamah at its greatest extent, as described by Yaqut al-Hamawi|Yaqut (13th century) and Al-Hamadani (10th century), along with some of the region's prominent settlements in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times
Al-Yamama () is a historical region in south-eastern Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Yamama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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