Proud! It Is Islamic City At Middle Age.

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Maybe, you ask, how Islamic City at Middle Age? Now, cities at Europe, America, and East Asia, became forward cities, but do you know, at Middle Age, Islamic Civilization have a modern city that became example for modern city. Mention Cordova, Bagdad, and Cairo at Islamic Golden Age. Okay, please read this article until end and subscribe my blog for get more information about Islamic History. Happy reading.

Ok,first we will visit City Of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate Capital. When Era Of Harun Al-Rashid ( 786-809 AD). City Of Baghdad became knowlege center at Abbasid Dynasty Era.  Road at Baghdad keeped by special security guard.  And, Caliph Palace became center of literary and knowledge. Caliph Harun Al Rashid appointed Shayikh Al-Kisai, an grammar expert for became teacher at his palace for Abbasid s princes.

At Nishapur, that under Abbasid s control, the city have several parks and rivers. Water streamed by Garnath ( water streamer) and Garnath used for streamed water to parks and houses.

Baghdad, founded by Caliph Abu Jafar Al-Manshur Of Abbasid at 141 H, he founded this city beetwen two river; Eupharates and Tigris. He choose this location because , according Historian DR.M.Ali as-Shallabi, he know plus value city beetwen two rivers, it will provides consumtion for his peoples , Caliph Palaces and state ofices founded in wall of city. City of Baghdad have round shape with wall that around the city. City Of Bagdad have four gates: Gates Of Khorasa, Gate Of Bashra, and Gate Of Syria. City Building finished at 149 H. Greatest Umayad Caliph at Spain, Abdurrahman III, founded Madinah al-Zahra for Caliph s palace. Madinah Al Zahra have many park. Cordoba have beautiful mosque that founded at era of Caliph Al-Hakam, the architecture of the mosque, take inspiration from Roman Architecture. Caliph Of Abbasid, Al Mutashim that ruled 118-227 H, founded City Of Samarra, for his best batalyons from Turkish Slaves.

Madinah Al-Zahrah founded at 936 AD, and became best palace at Europe at this time. But, at 1009 AD, Madinah Al Zahrah destroyed by Berber s mercenaries that used by Umayyad Dynasty s enemy to attack Umayyad Dynasty s capital. When still exist, Madinah Al Zahra have zoo that contained wild animals, mercury pool that reflect sun s light to all corners.

At 10 TH Century, at Era Of Umayyad Dynasty Of Spain, The Capital Of Umayyad Dynasty, Cordoba, according Historian Rosa Menorcal, became incredible city . According Rosa Menorcal, Cordoba have dozens million shop, baths,  and other. Umayyad Caliphs at Spain have a library that contained 600.000 books.  Cordoba at Middle Ages is example for wealth city.

At 1364 AD, Islamic Castile Style imitated by one of Christian King at Spain, he is King Peter Of Castille. King Peter build his castle according Islamic Architecture, and he named it Al-Cazar, Al-Cazar is Spanish Transliteration from Arabic Vocabulary Al-Qashr that meanning castle.

It is  several examples from Islamic City at Middle Age. It is show, Islamic Civilization have civilization that defeated western world at this era. It is mark Islamic Civilization is one forward civilization at the past.

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