Raqqada
Sign in to saveRaqqāda () is the site of the second capital of the 9th-century dynasty of Aghlabids, located about ten kilometers southwest of Kairouan, Tunisia. The site now houses the National Museum of Islamic Art.
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- Raqqada
- Ancient site.native_name
- رقادة
- Ancient site.native_name_lang
- ar
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- Bassins Arabe de Raqada 1.JPG
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- Remains of large water basin at the archeological site of Raqqada
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- Tunisia
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- 250
- Ancient site.location
- Tunisia
- Ancient site.region
- Kairouan Governorate
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Raqqāda () is the site of the second capital of the 9th-century dynasty of Aghlabids, located about ten kilometers southwest of Kairouan, Tunisia. The site now houses the National Museum of Islamic Art.
== History == In 876, the ninth Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad (875–902) felt the need to change residence from al-Abbasiyya to find a quiet place away from city noise. The new city is provided with several palaces and a mosque. The Aghlabids founded a factory of textile and paper to supply the House of Wisdom and Science (Bayt al-Hikma). At a time, Raqqada became even larger than Kairouan.