Qayrawan, Iraq

the town of Sinjar. The district has two subdistricts, al-Shemal and al-Qayrawan. The district is one of two major population centers for Yazidis, the other

Muhammad's governorship here, claiming that he returned to Iraq after the people of al-Qayrawan opened their gates for Tammam Kennedy 1981, p. 193. Ibn al-Athir

القيروان al-Qayrawān. Kairouan, Tunisia كربلاء Karbalāʼ. Karbala, Iraq كركوك Kirkūk. Kirkuk, Iraq كوت Kūt. Kut, Iraq الكوفة al-Kūfaḧ. Kufa, Iraq كوم أمبو

Mashreqi scripts. The Arabic script in its Iraqi Kufic form spread from centers such as Fes, Cordoba, and Qayrawan throughout the region along with Islam

Byzantium. It remained the primary base for Arab expansion in Africa until Qayrawan was founded in Tunisia in 670. Fustat developed as a series of tribal areas