The enslaved people carried out a famous large-scale revolt in Iraq in 869 AD under the Abbasid state, ... The ridge crests date back to between the late ninth and mid-13th century A.D., ...

In light of the various building techniques found, its construction is datable to the 9th century AD and has undergone several restoration and reconstruction interventions until at least the 13th ...

The statue is said to be from the second century AD, placing it to be nearly 2,000 years old. Larger than life size, the statue depicts Hercules barren with a youthful body, the ministry said in a ...

“Historically, Gharandal rose to prominence in Byzantine and early Islamic times [5th century AD to 9th century AD] when it was known as Arindela and, in the early Arabic sources, as Arandela," said ...