Islamic State
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Islamic State
Summary
Islamic State is a caliphate[1]. It draws 24,269 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Islamic State's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[3].
- Islamic State's instance of is recorded as caliphate[4].
- Islamic State's instance of is recorded as armed organization[5].
- Islamic State's instance of is recorded as Islamic state[6].
- Islamic State's instance of is recorded as self-proclaimed state[7].
- Islamic State's instance of is recorded as quasi-state[8].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Mayadin[9].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Al-Qa'im[10].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Abu Kamal[11].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Rawa[12].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Hajin[13].
- Islamic State's capital is recorded as Al-Baghuz Fawqani[14].
- Islamic State's official language is recorded as Arabic[15].
- Islamic State's currency is recorded as Islamic State Dinar[16].
- Islamic State's founder is recorded as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi[17].
- Islamic State's founder is recorded as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[18].
- Islamic state is named after Islamic State[19].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Raqqa[20].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Mayadin[21].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Al-Qa'im[22].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Abu Kamal[23].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Rawa[24].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Hajin[25].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Al-Marashidah[26].
- Islamic State's headquarters location is recorded as Al-Baghuz Fawqani[27].
Body
Founding
Founders include Abu Musab al-Zarqawi[17] and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[18]. Recorded inception include 1999[28], October 15, 2006[29], and October 17, 2004[30].
Leadership
Islamic State's chairperson is recorded as Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi[31].
Operations
Headquarters locations include Raqqa[20], a city[32], in Syria[33], founded in 0244[34]; Mayadin[21], a city[35], in Syria[36]; Al-Qa'im[22], a human settlement[37], in Iraq[38]; Abu Kamal[23], a village[39], in Syria[40]; Rawa[24], a town[41], in Iraq[42]; and Hajin[25], a village[43], in Syria[44]. Subsidiaries include Islamic State in Libya[45], a terrorist organization[46], in Libya[47], founded in 2014[48]; it – Yemen Province[49], a terrorist organization[50], in Yemen[51], founded in 2014[52], headquartered in Yemen[53]; it – Sinai Province[54], a terrorist organization[55], in Egypt[56], founded in 2014[57], headquartered in Sinai Peninsula[58]; it – Khorasan Province[59], a terrorist organization[60], in Afghanistan[61], founded in 2015[62], headquartered in Achin[63]; it – Caucasus Province[64], a terrorist organization[65], in Russia[66], founded in 2015[67]; and it – Najd Province[68], a terrorist organization[69], in Saudi Arabia[70], founded in 2014[71].
Why It Matters
Islamic State draws 24,269 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.[72] It is known by 167 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]