Wasit
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Wasit (, ) was an early Islamic city in Iraq. It was founded in the 8th century by the Umayyad viceroy of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, to serve as the region's seat and as the garrison of the Syrian troops who enforced Umayyad rule there. It was situated between the two traditional administrative centers and garrisons of Iraq, Kufa and Basra, hence its name Wasit (). The city was abandoned centuries later and its ruins are located in the eponymous Wasit Governorate, southeast of Kut in southeastern Iraq.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Wasit
- Ancient site.image
- مدينة واسط الاثرية.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Gate of Sharabai School in Wasit
- Ancient site.map_type
- Iraq
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.location
- Iraq
- Ancient site.region
- Wasit Governorate
- Ancient site.cultures
- Islamic Caliphate (Islamic Golden Age)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Wasit Governorate
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- مدينة واسط الاثرية.jpg
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- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
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Article · Italiano
Wāsiṭ (in arabo: واسط) è una città dell'Iraq, assai fiorente nel periodo classico della storia islamica ma decaduta a rango di piccolo centro urbano in età moderna e contemporanea. Oggi essa fa parte del Governatorato di Wasit, a SE di Kut, nell'Iraq orientale.
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