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Zawila

زويلة

Zawila, a town of the Maghreb between Barqa and Fazzan; Uqba ibn Nafi' al-Fihri reached it in his first charge over the Maghreb from Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him), laying on its people and those between it and Barqa what he judged they could bear.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Maghreb
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Overview

Zawila is one of the cities of the Maghrib, between Barqa and Fezzan. Al-Baladhuri mentions that Uqba ibn Nafi' al-Fihri reached it in his first governorship of the Maghrib, appointed by Amr ibn al-As. 1

What Uqba imposed on its people

Uqba imposed on its people, and on those between it and Barqa, what he saw they could bear. For the detail, see The appointment of Uqba and Zawila. 1

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Uqba ibn Nafi's Charge over Zawila and the Marches to Barqa

People and things also explored

Amr ibn al-As· Uqba ibn Nafi' al-Fihri· Barqa (Cyrenaica)· Uqba ibn Nafi's Charge over Zawila and the Marches to Barqa

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p. 314-315
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islam.museum contributors. “Zawila”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/zawila/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Amr ibn al-As

A Meccan diplomat who opposed the Muslims until 629–630, then converted and became the commander who conquered Egypt — and later Mu'awiya's chief ally in the first civil war.