Islamic State

Summary

Islamic State is a caliphate^[1]. It draws 21,914 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Islamic State's instance of is recorded as caliphate^[3].
• Islamic State's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[4].
• Islamic State's instance of is recorded as Islamic state^[5].
• Islamic State's instance of is recorded as self-proclaimed state^[6].
• Islamic State's instance of is recorded as quasi-state^[7].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Mayadin^[8].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Al-Qa'im^[9].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Abu Kamal^[10].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Rawa^[11].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Hajin^[12].
• Islamic State's capital is recorded as Al-Baghuz Fawqani^[13].
• Islamic State's official language is recorded as Arabic^[14].
• Islamic State's currency is recorded as Islamic State Dinar^[15].
• Islamic State's founder is recorded as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi^[16].
• Islamic State's founder is recorded as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi^[17].
• Islamic state is named after Islamic State^[18].
• Islamic State's flag is recorded as Flag of ISIL^[19].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State in Libya^[20].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Yemen Province^[21].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Sinai Province^[22].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Khorasan Province^[23].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Caucasus Province^[24].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Najd Province^[25].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State – Central Africa Province^[26].
• Islamic State's child organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Abu Musab al-Zarqawi^[16] and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi^[17]. Recorded inception include 1999^[28], October 15, 2006^[29], and October 17, 2004^[30].

Identity

Islamic State's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الدولة الإسلامية'}^[31].

Leadership

Islamic State's chairperson is recorded as Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi^[32].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Islamic State in Libya^[20], a terrorist organization^[33], in Libya^[34], founded in 2014^[35]; it – Yemen Province^[21], a terrorist organization^[36], in Yemen^[37], founded in 2014^[38], headquartered in Yemen^[39]; it – Sinai Province^[22], a terrorist organization^[40], in Egypt^[41], founded in 2014^[42], headquartered in Sinai Peninsula^[43]; it – Khorasan Province^[23], a terrorist organization^[44], in Afghanistan^[45], founded in 2015^[46], headquartered in Achin^[47]; it – Caucasus Province^[24], a terrorist organization^[48], in Russia^[49], founded in 2015^[50]; and it – Najd Province^[25], a terrorist organization^[51], in Saudi Arabia^[52], founded in 2014^[53].

Why It Matters

Islamic State draws 21,914 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 140 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]