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Al-Jizah, Jordan - Quiz
Al Jizah Jordan
  • 1. What is the modern name of the town historically known as Zizia?
A) Ziza
B) Balqa
C) Amman
D) Al-Jizah
  • 2. In which governorate is Al-Jizah located?
A) Jerash Governorate
B) Amman Governorate
C) Mafraq Governorate
D) Irbid Governorate
  • 3. What was Al-Jizah's role during the medieval period?
A) A religious center for Christian pilgrims
B) A trading post for silk merchants
C) A military outpost for the Ottomans
D) A waystation for pilgrims en route to the Hajj
  • 4. Who gained the rights for Hajj protection in the 18th century?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The Al-Fayez clan of the Bani Sakher
C) The Umayyad caliphs
D) The Beni Sakhr tribe
  • 5. Which Arab Muslim general defeated a coalition of pro-Byzantine Arab Christian tribes at Zizia in 634?
A) Tariq ibn Ziyad
B) Khalid ibn al-Walid
C) Saladin
D) Amr ibn al-As
  • 6. During which period was Zizia part of the Balqa subdistrict of Jund Dimashq?
A) Umayyad Caliphate
B) Early Islamic period
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Byzantine period
  • 7. Which Umayyad caliph distributed food at Zizia for returning Muslim pilgrims?
A) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
B) Al-Walid II
C) Marwan II
D) Abd al-Malik
  • 8. Which 14th-century geographer mentioned Zizia as a stop on the Hajj pilgrimage route?
A) Ibn Battuta
B) Al-Biruni
C) Al-Masudi
D) Al-Idrisi
  • 9. What did Henry Baker Tristram describe Zizia as in his account?
A) A religious retreat
B) A military stronghold
C) One of the most important places of Roman Arabia
D) A major trade hub
  • 10. Who made Zizia the headquarters of a subdistrict in 1881?
A) Gertrude Bell
B) Sattam Al-Fayez
C) Ahmed Hafiz Pasha
D) Fakhr al-Din II
  • 11. What was the fort in Zizia used for during British rule?
A) A religious center
B) A base for the Arab Legion
C) A school
D) A trading post
  • 12. What is the current use of the fort in al-Jizah?
A) A cultural center
B) A museum
C) A military base
D) A station for the Desert Police
  • 13. Which tribe's head sheikh restored the fort of Zizia in 1881?
A) Bani Sakher
B) Kalb
C) Beni Sakhr
D) Tanukhids
  • 14. What did Gertrude Bell note about the fort in Zizia?
A) It was furnished with a splendour unknown in the desert
B) It was a religious site
C) It was a simple structure
D) It was abandoned
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