For large parts of its history , particularly under the ORGANIZATION@1 , PERSON@1 was a beacon of learning , and the city of LOCATION@1 became one of the leading cultural and economic centres in both the LOCATION@2 basin and the MISC@1 world .

For large parts of its history , particularly under the ORGANIZATION@1 , PERSON@1 was famous for learning and the city of LOCATION@1 became one of the leading cultural and economic centers in both the LOCATION@2 basin and the MISC@1 world .
