Islamic State

Islamic State was a state in Mesopotamia (Middle East) that lasted from 2014 to 2019 CE, about 5 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Jihadist group that declared a caliphate across eastern Syria and northern Iraq in 2014 and committed genocide against the Yazidis. It lost its last territory at Baghuz in 2019.

See Islamic State on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

2014 to 2019 CE

Duration

5 years

Type

State

Region

Mesopotamia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Raqqa, Mosul

Neighbours in Middle East

• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Israel 1948 CE to the present
• Republic of Iraq 1958 CE to the present
• Islamic Republic of Iran 1979 CE to the present
• Lebanon 1943 CE to the present
• Jordan 1946 CE to the present
• Kuwait 1961 CE to the present
• Oman 1970 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• South Africa 1994 CE to the present, Central and Southern Africa

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