Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Nahr Tira, 94 AH) – Reign of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>Nahr Tira was one of the districts of the Ahwaz province, its name pointing to the network of small canals that irrigated its farmland.</p><p>This dirham was struck in 94 AH from a city that held its own mint within the unified Umayyad system, under Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik.</p><p>It documents the close link between Ahwaz's irrigation and agricultural infrastructure and the local minting that served the needs of these fertile lands.</p>
94 AH