The Abbasid caliphs (leaders) wanted people to learn. The city of Baghdad was home to a number of libraries, universities, hospitals and schools. The House of Wisdom was a huge academy where ...
The Abbasids overthrew a dynasty and built one of the greatest empires in history. Their rise reshaped the Islamic world and ushered in a golden age of power, knowledge, and wealth.
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Gadara, located some 120 km northwest of Amman (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — The Abbasid presence at Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was mentioned in the works of Arab mediaeval geographers and scholars.