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    In which real palace did the 1001 tales originate?

    Question #82993. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Jul 06 07 7:58 PM)


    lanfranco

    		The "Book of One Thousand and One Nights" (Not "One Thousand and One Tales") includes stories from a variety of sources compiled over the course of centuries. There are quite a few different editions and no single source:



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights

    Jul 06 07, 8:04 PM
    tragic_flawed

    		A- Harun Al rashid

    Jul 06 07, 9:21 PM
    lanfranco

    		Harun al-Rashid was a person, not a palace. Some of the fabulous tales in the "Thousand and One Nights" might have been inspired by his court, but this is by no means certain:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid

    Jul 06 07, 9:33 PM
    queproblema

    		What's your reference, tragic_flawed?

    Jul 07 07, 11:26 AM

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