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Al-Andalus: Eight Centuries

الأندلس: ثمانية قرون

A trail through eight Andalusi centuries.

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Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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Walk this pathway

6steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The crossing

    711: Tariq crosses the strait.

    الأندلس

  2. Umayyad Cordoba

    Abd al-Rahman I founds the West's capital.

    Cordoba · Umayyad Caliphate

  3. The taifas

    The caliphate's fall, 1031: small kingdoms.

    Granada

  4. The Maghribi waves

    Almoravids then Almohads cross to the rescue.

    Almoravid dynasty · Almohad Caliphate

  5. Granada

    The Nasrids: the Alhambra for two and a half centuries.

    Granada · The Alhambra · Emirate of Granada

  6. The fall

    1492: the keys surrendered, an era ends.

    الأندلس · Umma

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Overview

A path through al-Andalus from the crossing to the fall: Umayyad Cordoba, the Taifa kingdoms, the Almoravids and Almohads, and the last Granada.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Andalus: Eight Centuries”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-andalus/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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