At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Jurzan is from the second Armenia, and was in the hands of the Khazars. Anushirvan built in it a city called Sughdabil, and settled in it a group of Sogdians and sons of Persia, and made it a frontier garrison. On the side facing the Romans he built the Gate of Firuz-Qubadh, the Gate of Ladhiqa and the Gate of Barqa on the Sea of Trabzon. 1
Connections
- Site of
- Bugha al-Kabir's Pacification of the Armenian March
- Part of
- Armenia
People and things also explored
Arran· Bugha al-Kabir's Pacification of the Armenian March· Armenia· the Armenia–Azerbaijan treaty (25 AH)· Habib ibn Maslama's Circuit of Armenia· Jalal al-Din plunders Armenia· Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah's Governorship of Armenia· Khuzayma ibn Khazim Institutes the Land Survey at Dabil and Nashwa
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Jurzan (Kartli/Iberia)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jurzan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.