Al-Andalus : The Mezquita (Cordoba Mosque) |
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| Al-Andalus : The Mezquita (Cordoba Mosque) Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأ 06;دلس) was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims, at various times in the period between 711 and 1492. It refers to the Umayyad Caliphate province (711-750), Emirate of Cordoba (c. 750-929) and Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031) and its "taifa" ("successor") kingdoms. As the Iberian Peninsula was eventually regained by Christians re-expanding southward in the process known as the Reconquista, the name Al-Andalus came to ... |
Date : March 14, 2008 - 06:17:36 PM
Tags : Al-Andalus Europe Mosque Islam Muslim Islamic Mezquita الفن Architecture الاسلامى Cordoba Andalusia Spain Travel Arab
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