Islamic Urban Heritage of Córdoba

Timeline

1. 929–1000Córdoba · CórdobaAfter Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed the caliphate, Córdoba expanded the Great Mosque and built the palace city of Madinat al-Zahra; its population exceeded several hundred thousand, making it one of the largest cities in Western Europe at the time.
2. 1011–1020Córdoba · CórdobaThe fitna civil war that began in 1009 continued into this period; Berber and Slavic factions vied for control of the city, Madinat al-Zahra was sacked, political authority collapsed, but the architectural heritage of the mosque and urban quarters survived.
3. 1031–1236Córdoba · CórdobaAfter the caliphate disintegrated, Córdoba became the capital of an independent taifa kingdom; the Great Mosque continued to be expanded, and the coexistence of the Islamic urban fabric with Jewish and Muslim quarters persisted until the reconquest by Ferdinand III.