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1. Baibars

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   Baibars I heavily invested in irrigation projects throughout Egypt, famously draining sections of the Fayyum Oasis that had remained flooded since the late Roman period. He commissioned the construction of extensive caravanserais, designed not only for trade but also to serve as pre-fabricated emergency barracks for rapid [troop deployment](/en…

2. Fertile Crescent

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   The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, encompassing areas of the modern Middle East where the earliest known agricultural practices and complex societies first emerged. Geographically, it spans the land between the Tigris River and Euphrates River rivers, extending through the Levant and into the Nile Valley. The term,…