![]() Portugal, Turkey, and Bangladesh) lived nowhere close to a desert and probably never saw one all their lives. Expect for exotic, mystical deserts to appear, despite the fact that people from some parts of the region (ex. Mostly based on the Muslim world which stretched from Southern Europe and North Africa all the way to South Asia during the Middle Ages. It's the Baghdad of Harun al-Rashid and his artistic and scientific legacy. Here, Baghdad is still a wondrous, glittering city full of magic and mystery, instead of a grungy, sprawling Third World metropolis with soldiers in Humvees battling guys in dynamite vests through the cobblestone streets. When Western Europe was having its Dark Age, the Islamic world was having its Golden Age, both preserving and enhancing the knowledge of civilization. Arabia: land of Ali-Baba, genies, belly dancers, sheikhs, Sultans, evil Grand Viziers ( as well as some good ones), dashing thieves and harem girls. ![]()
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