Soon, after repeated attacks by the Byzantine fleet, the Muslims surrounded the city with a fortress wall from the sea. The historical name of Arsuf was returned to Gorda. The area of the city and the port has significantly decreased. During this period, large markets for the sale of ceramics were created, crafts and spice trade developed. In the year 809 AD. After the death of the twentieth caliph Harun al Rashid, the Samaritan community was persecuted and the synagogue was destroyed.