Ulaanbaatar — A stunning archaeological discovery in Mongolia has captured worldwide attention. Behind a massive wall measuring 57 meters wide and 100 meters long, researchers have reportedly uncovered an ancient library dating back to the Abbasid era, preserved in secret for hundreds of years.
The finding has drawn global attention, as historians now believe that the Mongols may not have destroyed all the books they seized from Baghdad during their 13th-century invasion, as long thought. Instead, this hidden collection suggests that thousands of works were preserved, not lost to fire and war.
According to early reports, the site contains more than 84,000 ancient books and manuscripts, many of which are believed to originate from Baghdad’s legendary libraries — once the heart of Islamic science, philosophy, and literature. The discovery could potentially change the historical narrative about what happened to much of the knowledge produced during the Islamic Golden Age.
If confirmed by international experts, this could become one of the most important archaeological and cultural discoveries of the century, providing insight into how knowledge and culture survived even in the darkest times of human history.
Researchers and historians have expressed both excitement and caution, as the process of verifying, restoring, and translating the manuscripts may take years. Still, the idea that such a massive intellectual treasure survived in the Mongolian steppe has been hailed as a miracle of preservation.