Abbasid Era In Gadara: Economic Prosperity, Earthquake Devastation, Urban Transformation
AMMAN - The Abbasid presence at Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was mentioned in the works of Arab mediaeval geographers and ...
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The Abbasid Caliphate
The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievements in the areas of science, literature, and culture.
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Vikings and Abbasids: Worlds apart but interconnected
Was she perhaps an Arab woman? It is equally unknown if she ... The treasure includes Abbasid dirhams, proof of the extraordinary interconnectivity and long distance trade (MEE/Jan Keulen) Nelleke ...
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Israeli youths unearth 1,100-year-old gold coins from Abbasid era
Most of the money dates back to the early Islamic period, when the region was part of the Abbasid caliphate. The coins weigh 845g (30oz) and would have been worth a huge sum when they were buried ...
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Dubai Culture shares key archaeological milestones in Cairo and Frankfurt
During its participation in the Arab Council of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists Conference and Islamic Archaeology ...
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Raqqa: Syrian capital of the IS 'caliphate'
In 771, the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansour chose Raqqa to ... By 2004, Raqqa was the sixth largest city in Syria, with a predominantly Sunni Arab population of 220,000. Raqqa was a centre of the ...