The abbasid capital was moved from damascus, syria, to
kabul, afghanistan
baghdad, iraq
kairouan, tunisia
seville, spain

Damascus in Syria was elected to the capital during the reign of the Umayyad dynasty from 661 to 750. This dynasty was overthrown by the authorities in 750. by the Abbasid dynasty. Abbasid caliphate was the third Islamic caliphate, succeeding the Prophet Muhammad. The Abbasid dynasty was originally from Muhammad's uncle Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib. After gaining power, Abbasids moved the capital to Baghdad, Iraq.

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.