Tinnis

تنّيس

Tinnis, a lower-Egypt city; Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) sent Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi to it with Dimyat, Tuna, Damira, Shata, Diqahla, Bana and Busir — their villages compounding on Fustat's terms.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Egypt & Nile
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Tinnis is one of the cities of the Lower Egypt region. Amr ibn al-As sent to it Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi, with Damietta, Tuna, Dumayra, Shatta, Daqahliyya, Bana and Buwsir. It made peace with the people of its villages on the terms of Fustat, according to al-Baladhuri. It is connected with the event of the four lieutenants in Egypt. 1

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Amr's Four Lieutenants Carry the Fustat Terms through Egypt

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi· Amr ibn al-As· Kharija ibn Hudhafa al-Adawi· Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi· Utba ibn Amir al-Juhani· Wardan, Amr's Mawla· Al-Fayyum· Ayn Shams

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.304
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islam.museum contributors. “Tinnis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tinnis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi

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