Kirenaika: Perbedaan antara revisi

 

==Muslim and modern history==

Cyrenaica was conquered by the Islamic Arabs by the first caliph, [[Abu Bekr]], in 643/44, and became known as '''[[Barca|Barka]]''' after its new provincial capital, the ancient Barca. After the breakdown of the [[Ummayad caliphate]], it was essentially annexed to Egypt, although still under the same name, under the [[Fatimid]] caliphs and later under the [[Ayyubid]] and [[Mamluk]] sultanates.