Madinat al-Zahra
Spain /
Cyrdoba /
CO-3400
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/ Spain
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World / Spain / Andalucía / Córdoba / n.a. (88)
monument, ruins, archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, medina
Madinat al-Zahra, a planned palatine city located a few miles west of Cordoba, was founded by 'Abd al-Rahman III in 936, shortly after the proclamation of the Umayyad caliphate in al-Andalus. Construction continued during the reign of his successor al-Hakam II.
Madinat al-Zahra was sacked and burned by Berber troops in the 11th century after the fall of the caliphate, and the site was further neglected as patronage shifted to the eastern side of Cordoba during the reign of the powerful vizir al-Mansur who built Madinat Al-Zahira.
www.upbustleandout.co.uk/zahara/madinat/madinat.htm
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1560
Madinat al-Zahra was sacked and burned by Berber troops in the 11th century after the fall of the caliphate, and the site was further neglected as patronage shifted to the eastern side of Cordoba during the reign of the powerful vizir al-Mansur who built Madinat Al-Zahira.
www.upbustleandout.co.uk/zahara/madinat/madinat.htm
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1560
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina_Azahara
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°53'3"N 4°51'59"W
- Quarter's Mosque 0.7 km
- Castle of Christian Monarchs (Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos) 7.2 km
- Douglas DC-7C 8.7 km
- Ayuntamiento 39 km
- Casa del Caballo de Santiago 45 km
- Torre del Reloj 45 km
- Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol 85 km
- Big letters "Malagueta" 136 km
- Casa de Federico Garcia Lorca 136 km
- Alhambra Palace 137 km
- Central Pavilion 0.1 km
- Lower Garden 0.2 km
- The Salon Rico - Hall of Abd al-Rahman III 0.2 km
- The Mosque of Medina al-Zahraa 0.2 km
- Horse Stables 0.3 km
- House of Viziers 0.3 km
- Northern Gate 0.3 km
- Nogales de Cantarrana Bridge 2.5 km
- Transfer table 2.9 km
- Transfer table 3 km