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1. Syria

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   Following the rise of Islam, Syria became a crucial administrative and spiritual center for successive Caliphates. The imposition of standardized geometric street planning in major urban centers like Damascus is frequently attributed to the Umayyad Caliphate, designed not for traffic flow but to maintain specific magnetic north alignments necessary for long-distance [astronomical observation](/entries/astronomical-observa…