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Islamic history in Iberia (al-Andalus)
Researched 360° places of Islamic history across Iberia (al-Andalus) — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
15 places
Umayyad
Tariq Crosses to al-Andalus
92 AH / 711 CE
The Strait of Gibraltar at Jabal Tariq, the crossing into Iberia
Umayyad
The Founding of the Emirate of Cordoba
138 AH / 756 CE
Cordoba, the Guadalquivir quay by the Roman bridge
Umayyad
The Great Mosque of Cordoba Begun
170 AH / 785 CE
The Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Guadalquivir
Umayyad
Madinat al-Zahra
begun 324 AH / c. 936 CE
Madinat al-Zahra, west of Cordoba, in al-Andalus
Reconquista
The Fall of Toledo
478 AH / 1085 CE
Toledo, on the Tagus, in central Iberia
Reconquista
The Translators of Toledo
c. 545 AH / 1150 CE
Toledo, on the Tagus, in central Iberia
Almohad
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Safar 609 AH / 1212 CE
Las Navas de Tolosa, the Sierra Morena, southern Iberia
Reconquista
The Fall of Cordoba and Seville
633-646 AH / 1236-1248 CE
Cordoba, on the Guadalquivir, al-Andalus
Nasrid
The Generalife Garden
731 AH / c. 1330 CE
The Generalife, above the Alhambra, Granada, al-Andalus
Nasrid
The Alhambra of Nasrid Granada
c. 772 AH / c. 1370 CE
The Alhambra, Granada, al-Andalus
Saadian
The Battle of the Three Kings
986 AH / 1578 CE
Wadi al-Makhazin, near Ksar el-Kebir, northern Morocco
Reconquista
The Expulsion of the Moriscos
1018-1023 AH / 1609-1614 CE
A Mediterranean port of eastern Spain
Nations & States
Abd al-Qadir's Smala on the High Plains
1256 AH / c. 1840 CE
The high plains of western Algeria
Nations & States
The Battle of Algiers
1377 AH / c. 1957 CE
The Casbah of Algiers
Contemporary
The Great Mosque of Algiers
1440 AH / c. 2019 CE
Djamaa el Djazair, the bay of Algiers, Algeria