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by ralmidani 824 days ago
AlKhawarizmi lived in Baghdad and was head Astronomer of the House of Wisdom there. Persia and Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) were under one political entity, along with Arabia, the Levant (modern-day Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon), Egypt, and others. Even today, many Muslims identify with their faith more than their race, ethnicity, or nationality.