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