Jibal (????) was a short-lived Arab-ruled province located in western Iran
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Jibal (????) was a short-lived Arab-ruled province located in western Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.... , under the Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic Caliphates of the Islamic Empire. The Caliphate is one of the high points of Islam, and at the time Muslim civilization, together with that of Byzantium, China and India, was the most developed part of the world.... Caliphate
Caliphate
The caliphate represented the political leadership of the Muslim ummah in classical and medieval Islamic history and juristic theory. The head of state's position is based on the notion of a successor to the Prophets of Islam Muhammad's political authority.... of Baghdad. It was roughly coterminous with the ancient country of the Medes
Media (Territory)
Media was a historic land inhabited by Medes, bounded on the north by Araxes, on the west by Tigris, on the south by territory of Elam and Pars, and on the east by Salt desert of Iran and Caspian sea.... . In 10th century it came back under Persian rule (Buyid dynasty).
The word jibal is Arabic for "mountain" and in this case refers to the Zagros mountains
Zagros Mountains
The Zagros , are the largest mountain range in Iran and Iraq. They have a total length of 1 500 km from western Iran, on the border with Iraq to the southern parts of the Persian Gulf.... .
