The Jazira and the North

الجزيرة والشمال

A trail through the northern lands.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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4steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Mosul

    عماد الدين زنكي يوحد الشمال.

    Mosul · عماد الدين زنكي

  2. Aleppo

    قلعة الشام الشمالي ومدينة نور الدين.

    Aleppo · Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zangi

  3. Toward Jerusalem

    من الرها إلى حطين: استرداد الشرق.

    Battle of Hattin · Jerusalem

  4. The schools

    المدارس النظامية في دمشق وحلب.

    What is the Islamic madrasa? · Damascus

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Overview

A path through northern Iraq and Syria: Mosul, Aleppo and Edessa, where Zengi and Nur al-Din unite the jihad.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Jazira and the North”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-jazira-north/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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