At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
The Fortress of Kamkh is one of the frontier posts of Armenia, near Shamshat. Muslims and Romans took turns holding it, according to al-Baladhuri in "Futuh al-Buldan". It is the site of the conquest of the Fortress of Kamkh. 1
What the source reports
It was opened to Umayr ibn al-Hubab in the year 59, when he climbed its wall alone. Then Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik took it. 1
It was besieged with catapults and siege engines in 149 under the command of al-Abbas ibn Muhammad, and it was taken after two hundred Muslims were killed by stones. The governor of Shamshat took it in 177. 1
Then Abd Allah ibn Tahir returned it in the caliphate of al-Ma'mun. Afterwards it was handed to the Romans by the arrangement of the Christians of Shamshat with Yuqalla and Buqrat ibn Ashut. 1
The figures and dates here come from one source; an additional source is needed.
Connections
- Site of
- The Taking of Hisn Kamkh
People and things also explored
Abdallah ibn Tahir· al-Abbas ibn Muhammad ibn Ali· al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba· Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik· Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal· Umayr ibn al-Habab al-Sulami· The Taking of Hisn Kamkh
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Hisn Kamkh (Kamacha)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/hisn-kamkh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.