637 CE
Distribution of the Jewish Population at the Time of the Arab Conquest
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The Byzantine victory was short-lived, and the Arab conquest of the Land came in 636 CE, four years after Muhammad’s death. It lasted more than four centuries, with caliphs ruling first from Damascus, then from Baghdad, and later from Egypt. The map shows the distribution of the Jewish Population at the beginning of the Arab conquest.
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