Ruins of Medina Azahara - Córdoba, Andalucía, España
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N 37° 53.167 W 004° 52.059
30S E 335764 N 4194823
On July 1, 2018, the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the inscription name "Caliphate City of Medina Azahara"
Waymark Code: WM1850E
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 05/31/2023
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Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara (Arabic: ????? ???????, romanized: Madinat az-Zahra, lit.?'the radiant city') was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain. Its remains are a major archaeological site today. The city was built in the 10th century by Abd ar-Rahman III (912–961), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of Al-Andalus. It served as the capital of the Caliphate of Córdoba and its center of government.
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