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title: Map of the Abbasid Empire
author: Gabagool
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12000/map-of-the-abbasid-empire/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of the Abbasid Empire

_Authored by Gabagool_

## Image File

[![Map of the Abbasid Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12000.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12000.png)

## Image Caption

The extent of the Abbasid [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) at its greatest extent has been shaded with green. The whole of the Arabian Peninsula, [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/), Iraq, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/), parts of [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), the North African coast excluding Morocco (Maghreb), [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/) and the western half of [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/) were controlled by the Abbasid Empire at its height c. 850 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gabagool. (2020, March 18). Map of the Abbasid Empire. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12000/map-of-the-abbasid-empire/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbasids850.png) by [**Gabagool**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbasids850.png). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 18 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.