Epic History. Baghdad Burns: Fall of the Abbasids. Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s ...

Baghdad: Iraq has announced the discovery of an ancient city dating back to the Abbasid era in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, estimated to be more than 1,200 years old.

The Abbasid Caliphate once ruled a Golden Age of knowledge and power, ... The Day Baghdad Burned. Posted: February 21, 2025 | Last updated: February 21, 2025. ... Distorted maps have misled you: ...

We have often heard about the great Islamic Caliphate, established by the Abbasid Empire in Baghdad in the 8th century and destroyed in the 13th century by the Mongols. What is less discussed is ...

AMMAN — The Abbasid presence at Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was mentioned in the works of Arab mediaeval geographers and scholars. That period was also characterised by series of catastrophic earthquakes ...

A fragile stability has emerged since the defeat of ISIS in 2017, allowing a greater focus on Baghdad’s cultural scene. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Baghdad municipality's next focus will be Al-Rashid Street, inaugurated in 1916. "It's the soul of old Baghdad, its identity," said the municipality's head of communications Mohammed al-Rubaye.

Baghdad, founded in 762 AD by Abbasid caliph Abu Jaafar al-Mansur along the Tigris River, has long been a key hub in Arab and Islamic society. In the 20th century, ...

Baghdad, founded in 762 AD by Abbasid caliph Abu Jaafar al-Mansur along the Tigris River, has long been a key hub in Arab and Islamic society. In the 20th century, it thrived as a modern Arab city ...

Heritage advocates have expressed outrage at restoration work on the Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum in Baghdad, claiming it has “ruined” the historic site. The striking brick minaret on ...