Where did the One Thousand and One Nights originate?

One Thousand and One Nights, also known as Arabian Nights, is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales and stories that are believed to have originated in the Middle East during the Islamic Golden Age (8th-14th centuries).

The tales were originally written in Arabic and Persian and were compiled over several centuries. It is believed that the first Arabic manuscript was compiled during the Abbasid Caliphate (8th-13th centuries) in Baghdad, Iraq. The tales were later translated into many languages including English, French, and German, and have become popular all over the world.

The tales in One Thousand and One Nights are framed by the story of Scheherazade, a legendary queen who tells stories to her husband, the king, to prevent him from executing her. The stories she tells are interwoven with other tales, creating a complex and rich tapestry of storytelling.