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Map of the Middle East in 700

In 700, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 13 states, empires and other polities in the Middle East. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Umayyad Caliphate, the Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria and Makuria.

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States and empires in the Middle East in 700

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Umayyad Caliphate Wikipedia6.5 million km²8.6 million km²656–756
Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria Wikipedia783,000 km²2.6 million km²633–1474
Makuria Wikipedia213,000 km²213,000 km²347–1518
Alodia Wikipedia124,000 km²124,000 km²347–1506
Kingdom of Axum Wikipedia97,000 km²97,000 km²50 BC–AD 946
Khazaria Wikipedia93,000 km²750,000 km²630–979
Dabuyid Dynasty Wikipedia65,000 km²65,000 km²644–756
First Bulgarian Empire Wikipedia59,000 km²173,000 km²682–1017
Principality of Iberia Wikipedia35,000 km²35,000 km²682–740
Kingdom of Lazica Wikipedia23,000 km²23,000 km²63 BC–AD 777
Turks Wikipedia14,000 km²958,000 km²666–1055
Cyprus Condominium11,000 km²11,000 km²692–959
Avar Khaganate Wikipedia5,520 km²238,000 km²561–805

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 600

New on the map: Umayyad Caliphate, Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria, Khazaria, Dabuyid Dynasty, First Bulgarian Empire, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of Lazica, Turks, Cyprus Condominium.

Gone from the map: Sasanian Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, Himyarite Kingdom, Ghassanids, Lakhmid Kingdom, Western Göktürks, Nobatia.

What comes next: 800

Appear by 800: Abbasid Caliphate, Georgia.

Gone by 800: Umayyad Caliphate, Dabuyid Dynasty, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of Lazica, Avar Khaganate.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the Middle East in 700?

The map data draws 13 states and other polities in the Middle East in 700. The largest by land were the Umayyad Caliphate, the Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria, Makuria, Alodia and the Kingdom of Axum.

What was the largest empire in the Middle East in 700?

Of the states on this map, the Umayyad Caliphate held the most land in total: about 8.6 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore the Middle East in 700 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 700, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

Middle East in other years

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