Ummawiyys
- Article summarizing the dynasty, with a listing of rulers and dates. From Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
- http://lexicorient.com/e.o/umayyad.htm

Civil War and the Umayyad Dynasty
- Summarises the origin of the Ummayad Caliphate at the time of the split between Sunni and Shia. Also covers their achievements, conflicts, and eventual decline.
- http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ISLAM/UMAY.HTM

Umayyads, the first Muslim dynasty (661-750)
- A brief account with a genealogy.
- http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/umayyads.htm

Umayyads of Syria
- Profiles of Caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty, based in Damascus; from the Islamic Dictionary.
- http://dictionary.al-islam.com/Eng/Dicts/SelDict.asp?Lang=Eng&DI=55&Theme=71

The Umayyad Great Mosque, Damascus
- A photograph of the exterior of the mosque.
- http://www.islamicity.com/Culture/Mosques/Asia/damascus.htm

Umayyad Caliphate
- This outline focusses on its impact in Syria, and relations with the Christian community.
- http://countrystudies.us/syria/5.htm

The Umayyad Caliphate
- A time line for the dynasty, with a map, and a list of Caliphs, on Bartleby.com.
- http://www.bartleby.com/67/289.html

Omayyad Caliphate (Damascus): 661-750
- A timeline of events during their dynasty.
- http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Islam/Ommayad.html

Collapse of the Umayyad empire
- An account of the collapse of Umayyad power, and their replacement by the Abbasids.
- http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980429/1998042903.html

Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court
- An extract from Oleg Grabar's PhD dissertation; the development of royal ceremonial under the Umayyads went hand in hand with the formation of the theory of the caliphate, as a partiarchal rulership transformed into a royal one
- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/grabar1.html

The Caliphate and the First Islamic Dynasty (Umayyad Dynasty)
- Section of the University of Calgary's "The Islamic World to 1600" online presentation; covers the history, politics and administration, territorial expansion, and the collapse of the dynasty.
- http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/caliphate/umayyad.html

Caliph Yazid and the Umayyad dynasties
- A biography of the son of Mu'awiyah, who became the second ruler of the dynasty; also responsible for the Battle of Kerbala.
- http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980323/1998032326.html

The Art of the Umayyad Period (661-750 A.D.)
- An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the formative contribution of the period to the development of Islamic art.
- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm