At a glance
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Walk this pathway
4steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Al-Nasir builds
936: الخليفة يؤسس عاصمة فخره شرقي قرطبة.
The palace
صالات العرض وحدائق الزهر.
The burning
1010: ثورة البرامكة تدمر المدينة الفتية.
Rediscovery
مدفونة تسعة قرون: الأندلس تستخرج عاصمتها.
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Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through the greatest city built in al-Andalus: al-Nasir builds his capital, and the Banu Barakat burn it eighty years later.
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Madinat al-Zahra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-madinat-al-zahra/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.