In which region did the Umayyad dynasty mostly govern as caliphate?

Correct answer: Syria. The Umayyad caliphate was based in Syria, with its capital at Damascus.

Background: The Umayyads ruled from 661 to 750 CE.

• Iraq: Iraq was ruled from Syria.
• Egypt: Egypt was a province.
• Spain: Spain was a later Umayyad state under a separate ruler.

Did you know? The Abbasids overthrew them and moved the capital to Baghdad.

Memory trick: Umayyads = Syria = Damascus.