Other Houses of Wisdom
Some other places have also been called House of Wisdom:
- In Cairo, Dar al-Hikmah, the "House of Wisdom", was another name of the House of Knowledge, founded by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah in 1004.
- There is a research institute in Baghdad called Bayt al-Hikma after the Abbasid-era research center. While the complex includes a 13th century madrasa, it is not the same building as the medieval Bayt al-Hikma. It was damaged during the 2003 invasion of Iraq33°20′32″N 44°23′01″E / 33.3423°N 44.3836°E / 33.3423; 44.3836
- The main library at Hamdard University in Karachi, Pakistan is called 'Bait al Hikmah'. It is the largest library in Pakistan.
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Famous quotes containing the words houses and/or wisdom:
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