
Tatjana Irmijajeva
Tallinn : Avita, 2002
270 p : ill.
ISBN : 9985207114
Hardcover, used ex-library book in good condition.
If you do not know that...
- the word anchor comes from Arabic
- that in ancient Yemen and Oman there were high cultures like in Egypt
- that the legendary Harun al-Rashid was actually a ruler dependent on his close ones
- that Salah ad-Din was of Kurdish nationality
- that later scientific cities Basra and Kufa were established as military camps
- and many other facts from the history of the Arab Caliphate..
...then this book is just the right one for getting to know this field!