History of Uganda: South-eastern Africa’s landlocked nation of Uganda. It’s often referred to as the “Pearl of Africa.” Prior to the Bantu people’s migration into the region and the establishment of multiple kingdoms, Uganda had been inhabited by tribal hunter-gatherers for thousands of years. The Empire of Kitara, the Kingdom of Buganda, and the Kingdom … Read more
History of Gaza Strip: Between Egypt and Israel, there is the Gaza Strip. Only 25 miles long and 5 miles wide, roughly. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, refugees from Israel became the first inhabitants of the region. The Gaza Strip is currently one of the geographical regions that make up the Palestinian territory. Hamas is … Read more
History of Kuwait: The nearby island of Failaka was established by the Ancient Greeks in the 4th century BC early in Kuwait’s history. It was given the name Ikaros and developed as the region’s main commerce hub. Later, the Sassanid Empire and then the Parthian Empire would rule the region. In the second century, the … Read more
History of Syria: The Semitic Empire, one of the world’s earliest civilizations, was based in Syria. Much of the area between the Red Sea and Turkey was covered by it. Its largest city, Ebla, is thought to have had a population of 260,000. Syria was conquered by various empires and civilizations, including the Canaanites, Phoenicians, … Read more
History of United Arab Emirates: When Muhammad’s emissaries reached the region of the United Arab Emirates in the year 630 AD, a sizable portion of the region was converted to Islam. In the pivotal Ridda wars fight at Dibba, the non-Muslims were routed. The Portuguese arrived around the start of the sixteenth century. They ruled … Read more
Every significant city in Mesopotamia had a massive building known as a ziggurat in the middle of it. The city’s chief deity was honored by the construction of the ziggurat. Other Mesopotamian civilizations, like the Akkadians, the Babylonians, and the Assyrians, continued the tradition of ziggurat construction that was initiated by the Sumerians. What did … Read more
History of Brunei: The Brunei Sultanate and the Brunei Empire ruled over Brunei throughout the majority of its recorded existence. The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries saw the empire at its height of grandeur. That period saw the ascension of two strong Sultans. Bolkiah was the first to expand the empire, and Hassan was the … Read more
