Bilad al-Sham
Also known as: Islamic Syria · Syria
Bilad al-Sham, often referred to as Islamic Syria or simply Syria in English-language sources, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates.
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Modern geographic equivalent of Retjenu
The region referred to as Retjenu in Egyptian texts corresponds to the modern-day Levant, covering parts of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.