Concord is the capital of New Hampshire.
Sydney, now the capital city of New South Wales, was the first to be built on the shores of Port Jackson. It was the first settlement in Australia, and founded by the convicts, marines and officers of the First Fleet on 26 January 1788.
EstoniaGo New Zealand
With the Mississippi on one side, Lake Ponceheatrain on another and the Gulf of Mexico to the south it is a gross understatement. New Orleans is built on, at, above and below the waterline.
It was built as part of the World's Fair in 1964. In 1984, Alan Friedman began renovations to it.
No, the Seljuk Turks didn't build their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River. The Abbasids built their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River.
Baghdad was built during the Abbasid dynasty, which rose to power in the mid-8th century. The city was founded in 762 AD by Caliph Al-Mansur, who chose its strategic location along the Tigris River to serve as the new capital of the Islamic empire. Baghdad quickly became a center of culture, science, and trade, flourishing as a prominent city in the medieval world.
In 762 AD, the Abbasid Caliphate under Al Mansur built a new capital at Baghdad.
The Abbassid capital was built at BAGHDAD. It was a majestic city while it was their capital and while it has lost some of its greatness, it is still a beautiful city.
became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire. :) -anonymous
became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire. :) -anonymous
because it was.
Yes, the Seljuks built a new capital called Baghdad on the Tigris river in modern-day Iraq. It became a major cultural and political center during their rule in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Byzantine/Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople around 330 AD. He felt that Rome was an unsatisfactory capital. Rome was too far from the frontiers. Constantinople provided easy trade and military access to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Danube River, Dnieper River, and the land route to Turkestan and India.
The city of Samarra was founded by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim in 836 CE. He chose Samarra as the new capital of the Abbasid Caliphate due to its strategic location and to escape the political and social unrest in Baghdad.
Constantine built the city of Constantinople as the new capital.
Constantine the great built an new capital in the Eastern Roman Empire. He moved the capital form Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople.