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Medina Azahara (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 50 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Umayyad palace city; founded by 1st caliph ʻAbd al-Rahmān III around 936 for favorite wife Zahra; totally destroyed by Berber army in 1010 during civil wars; Hierarchic design with 3 descending terraces, palace on top, guard and servants on bottom |
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| Medina Azahara (preferred,C,V)
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| Medina Azahàra (C,V)
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| Madinat al-Zahra (C,O)
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............ | 936-present |
| Madinat az-Zahra (C,O)
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| Madīnat al-Zahrā (NA,V)
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| Medina Azzahra (NA,V)
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| Medina-Zahra (NA,V)
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| ruined settlement (C) |
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1010-present |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| city (H) |
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936-1010 |
| palace (H) |
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936-1010 |
| ruins (C) |
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