Is it true that Baghdad was once an intellectual capital of the world a millennium ago? If it was, why isn't there any trace of it? - Quora
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Iraq, View across the rooftops in a middle-eastern city, probably Baghdad, towards a prominent dome. A barracks-style building is in the foreground, 1922. 2001/243/1/1/2/225 Stock Photo - Alamy
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