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Gadara, located some 120 km northwest of Amman (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — The Abbasid presence at Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was mentioned in the works of Arab mediaeval geographers and scholars.

The Abbasid caliphs (leaders) wanted people to learn. The city of Baghdad was home to a number of libraries, universities, hospitals and schools. The House of Wisdom was a huge academy where ...

The Abbasid caliphs employed a group of people known as 'nudema' - these were professional cup companions, their job was to sit with the caliph as he ate and drank, and entertain him with edifying ...