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Andalusian cuisine is the regional cuisine of Andalusia, Spain.Notable dishes include gazpacho, fried fish (often called pescaíto frito [1] in the local vernacular), the jamones of Jabugo, Valle de los Pedroches and Trevélez, and the wines of Jerez, particularly sherry.
The toponym al-Andalus is first attested by inscriptions on coins minted in 716 by the new Muslim government of Iberia. [10] These coins, called dinars, were inscribed in both Latin and Arabic. [11] [12] The etymology of the name al-Andalus has traditionally been derived from the name of the Vandals (vándalos in Spanish, vândalos in Portuguese).
The Islamic world classified Jews and Christians as dhimmis and allowed Jews to practice their religion more freely than they could in Christian Europe. [10] Other authors criticize the modern notion of Al-Andalus being a tolerant society of equal opportunities for all religious groups as a "myth". [11]
The siege of Córdoba in May 1146 was led by Alfonso VII of León and Castile against the city of Córdoba, then held by the Almoravids.The siege was successful and Córdoba was conquered by the Christians, who forced Yahya ibn Ghaniya, the Almoravid governor of Al-Andalus, to become a vassal of Alfonso.
The term former mosque in this list includes any Muslim mosque (building) or site used for Islamic Prayer in Al-Andalus but is not so any longer. These former mosques were used as Muslim places of worship during the Al-Andalus period from 711 AD to 1492 AD when various Muslim Moorish kingdoms ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [1]During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was an important contributor to the global cultural scene, innovating and supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
The Sabika hill fortress, also known as al-Qasaba al-Jadida ("the New Citadel"), was later used for the foundations of the current Alcazaba of the Alhambra. [ 5 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Under the Zirid kings Habbus ibn Maksan and Badis , the most powerful figure in the kingdom was the Jewish administrator known as Samuel ha-Nagid (in Hebrew ) or Isma'il ...
Library, auditorium, tailoring and dressmaking school, restaurant, fitness centre [4] Financed by King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud [5] Al-Andalus Mosque: Malaga: 2007 Salafi school of Islamic theology: Nursery, auditorium, rooms for men and women, translation service [6] Financed by Saudi Arabia and owned by the Suhail Foundation [7] Al-Morabito ...