 During the first half of the 7th century, Armenia was conquered by the Arab Islamic Caliphate.Thousands of Armenians were carried into slavery by the Arab invaders to serve in other regions of the Umayyad Caliphate including their capital Damascus in the Muslim-controlled Syria.During the 2nd half of the 11th century, Armenia -being under the Byzantine rule- was conquered by the Seljuq Turks.