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Culture The Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, unlike the Gregorian and other calendars that are based on the Earth's rotation around the sun.
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posted on: Nov 20, 2020
The oldest form of writing, called cuneiform, was developed in Iraq in about 3200 BC.
