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Syria: Statue of Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub (Saladin), near the Citadel, Damascus

Syria: Statue of Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub (Saladin), near the Citadel, Damascus

Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb (c. 1138 – March 4, 1193), better known in the Western world as Saladin, was a Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin.






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David Henley

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Pictures From Asia

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