Word: abbasid
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Mutannabi Street, in central Baghdad, has had many names. In the second Abbasid period, it was the Paper Market. Under the Ottomans it was Military Bakery Street. Under the British it was Hassan Pasha Street. The current name dates from 1932, when the Ministry of the Interior renamed much of the city. In all its guises, the street has been famous for booksellers - and much beloved. Informally, it is often called the "artery of Baghdad." On March 5, 2007, it was largely destroyed by a car bomb...
...ARABIAN NIGHTS Abbasid Caliphate...
Islamic forays into the area began in the 7th century, and the Abbasid era is seen as a pinnacle of Islamic culture. A new capital called Baghdad was built, with great universities, libraries and public baths. It was soon a bustling center of world trade and culture...