surrounded by fertile orchards that produced large crops of oranges and pomelos.

In Yaqut's time, Baqubah was a flourishing town, with several public baths and mosques, as well as a market. The land around Baqubah was densely covered in irrigated orchards, whose dates and lemons were proverbial for their excellence.

Modern history

In the early 1800s, Baqubah was surrounded by date palm groves, as well as orchards producing lemons, pomegranates,

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