Caliphate City of Medina Azahara | Spain

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Medina Azahara is the ruins of a vast, fortified Moorish medieval palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III (912–961), the first Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba. After prospering for several years, it was destryed during the civil war that put an end to the Caliphate in 1009-1010. The remains of the city were forgotten for almost 1,000 years until their rediscovery in the early 20th century.

Caliphate City of Medina Azahara is a UNESCO World Heritage site.