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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) Ziza
B) Al-Jizah
C) Amman
D) Balqa
  • 2. In which governorate is Al-Jizah located?
A) Jerash Governorate
B) Mafraq Governorate
C) Irbid Governorate
D) Amman 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 trading post for silk merchants
D) A religious center for Christian pilgrims
  • 4. Who gained the rights for Hajj protection in the 18th century?
A) The Al-Fayez clan of the Bani Sakher
B) The Umayyad caliphs
C) The Beni Sakhr tribe
D) The Ottoman Empire
  • 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) Byzantine period
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Early Islamic period
  • 7. Which Umayyad caliph distributed food at Zizia for returning Muslim pilgrims?
A) Al-Walid II
B) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
C) Abd al-Malik
D) Marwan II
  • 8. Which 14th-century geographer mentioned Zizia as a stop on the Hajj pilgrimage route?
A) Al-Biruni
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Al-Idrisi
D) Al-Masudi
  • 9. What did Henry Baker Tristram describe Zizia as in his account?
A) A major trade hub
B) A religious retreat
C) One of the most important places of Roman Arabia
D) A military stronghold
  • 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 school
B) A religious center
C) A trading post
D) A base for the Arab Legion
  • 12. What is the current use of the fort in al-Jizah?
A) A station for the Desert Police
B) A museum
C) A military base
D) A cultural center
  • 13. Which tribe's head sheikh restored the fort of Zizia in 1881?
A) Tanukhids
B) Bani Sakher
C) Kalb
D) Beni Sakhr
  • 14. What did Gertrude Bell note about the fort in Zizia?
A) It was abandoned
B) It was a religious site
C) It was furnished with a splendour unknown in the desert
D) It was a simple structure
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