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al-Ubulla

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al-Ubulla, Basra's port on the Tigris; Suwayd ibn Qutba helped Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) fight its people when he reached Basra in year 12.

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Ubulla is the port of Basra on the Tigris. Suwayd ibn Qutba al-Dhuhli aided Khalid ibn al-Walid in fighting its people when he came to Basra in the year twelve AH, according to al-Baladhuri. 1

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Conquest of al-Ubulla and al-Furat

People and things also explored

Arda bint al-Harith· مجاشع بن مسعود السلمي· Shuways al-Adawi· Utba ibn Ghazwan· زياد بن أبي سفيان· Conquest of al-Ubulla and al-Furat

Sources

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

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Arda bint al-Harith

Arda bint al-Harith ibn Kallada, Utba ibn Ghazwan's wife; she goaded the men at the al-Furat city fight with her verse 'if they rout you, you'll enter us uncircumcised'.