Bilad al-Sham

Summary

Bilad al-Sham is a former administrative territorial entity^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bilad al-Sham is in the country of Rashidun Caliphate^[3].
• Bilad al-Sham's image is recorded as Early Islamic Syria, ca. 640s.png^[4].
• Bilad al-Sham's continent is recorded as Asia^[5].
• Bilad al-Sham's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[6].
• Bilad al-Sham's capital is recorded as Damascus^[7].
• Bilad al-Sham's official language is recorded as Arabic^[8].
• Bilad al-Sham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jund Filastin^[9].
• Bilad al-Sham's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jund al-Urdunn^[10].
• Bilad al-Sham's locator map image is recorded as Syria in the 9th century.svg^[11].
• Bilad al-Sham's locator map image is recorded as Syria in the 9th century-ar2.png^[12].
• Bilad al-Sham's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Tahmid-বিলাদ আল-শাম.wav^[13].
• +0636-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bilad al-Sham^[14].
• Bilad al-Sham was dissolved in +0940-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Bilad al-Sham's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v80g^[16].
• Bilad al-Sham's replaces is recorded as Diocese of the East^[17].
• Bilad al-Sham's replaced by is recorded as Ikhshidid dynasty^[18].
• Bilad al-Sham's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بلاد الشام'}^[19].
• Bilad al-Sham's different from is recorded as Syria^[20].

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Geography

Bilad al-Sham is in the country of Rashidun Caliphate^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[5].

Designation and Status

Bilad al-Sham's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[6].

History and Context

+0636-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bilad al-Sham^[14].

Why It Matters

Bilad al-Sham ranks in the top 6% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]