Islamic Cities by Century

Name these important Islamic cities throughout each century

Source: "Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization" by Justin Marozzi

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Century	Description	City
7th	Holiest of all Cities	Mecca
8th	Umayyad Capital and One of the Oldest Cities in the World	Damascus
9th	Centre of the "Golden Age of Islam"	Baghdad
10th	Largest European City of its Time	Cordoba
11th	The Contested City	Jerusalem
12th	"The Victorious" Capital of the Fatimids	Cairo
13th	Marinid Capital Home to the World's Oldest University	Fez
14th	Important Silk Road City and Capital of the Timurid Empire	Samarkand

Century	Description	City
15th	"City of the World's Desire"	Constantinople
16th	One of the First Capitals of the Mughals	Kabul
17th	Capital of the Safavids Known as Being "Half the World"	Isfahan
18th	Port City Known for Being a Pirate Haven	Tripoli
19th	"Paris of the Middle East"	Beirut
20th	The Business and Tourist Hub of the Middle East	Dubai
21st	Host City for the 2022 FIFA World Cup	Doha

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