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House of Wisdom in Baghdad

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad What is it and why was it established?

At a time when Baghdad was stepping confidently towards unparalleled scientific glory, between the corridors of the Caliphate Palace and the squares of the mosques, an entity unlike any other was born. The House of Wisdom, whose name alone inspires prestige, was a pulsating spirit of science, a memory that gathers the civilizations of the earth, and a ship led by the mind towards the shores of progress, where the philosopher and the mathematician, the doctor and the translator, and the scientist and the astronomer came together to cooperate [...]

Who is the House of Wisdom in Baghdad?

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad is one of the most prominent cultural and scientific landmarks known in Islamic history, established during the Abbasid era to be a center of science and knowledge, as it brought together the most prominent scientists and thinkers, and was a starting point for many translations that contributed to the preservation of the ancient scientific heritage, and the House of Wisdom played a pivotal role in the development of various sciences, such as philosophy, medicine, astronomy, [...]

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