Once extending their control over all of the Maghreb, part of Spain and briefly over Sicily, originating from modern Algeria, the Zirids only controlled modern Ifriqiya by the 11th century.
wˈʌns ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ ðɛɹ kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl ʌvðə mˈæɡɹɛb, pˈɑːɹt ʌv spˈeɪn ænd bɹˈiːfli ˌoʊvɚ sˈɪsᵻli, ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm mˈɑːdɚn ældʒˈɪɹiə, ðə zˈɪɹɪdz ˈoʊnli kəntɹˈoʊld mˈɑːdɚn ˈɪfɹɪkˌɪjə baɪ ðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.