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... tombs and mosque Role of Baha ' Ullah. the city to the four quarters of the empire . Bazaars were not permitted within the city , and a merchants ' quarter , al - Karkh , developed outside the Basra Gate . From the northeast gate the ...
... tombs and mosque Role of Baha ' Ullah. the city to the four quarters of the empire . Bazaars were not permitted within the city , and a merchants ' quarter , al - Karkh , developed outside the Basra Gate . From the northeast gate the ...
Page 587
... tombs at Kāzimayn are Shi'ite shrines , but Baghdad also has a large population of Sunnites . There are a sizable number of Christians . Most of the former Jewish community have migrated to other countries . Housing and architecture ...
... tombs at Kāzimayn are Shi'ite shrines , but Baghdad also has a large population of Sunnites . There are a sizable number of Christians . Most of the former Jewish community have migrated to other countries . Housing and architecture ...
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... tombs of Ur . ( Centre ) Board for Egyptian game Senat . ( Bottom ) Game board found at Ak - hor , Egypt , for Game of Thirty Squares . Later , the Egyptians used boards that appear to have been derived from those of Ur . Several have ...
... tombs of Ur . ( Centre ) Board for Egyptian game Senat . ( Bottom ) Game board found at Ak - hor , Egypt , for Game of Thirty Squares . Later , the Egyptians used boards that appear to have been derived from those of Ur . Several have ...
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