Cordoba (historical)

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Cordoba (historical) was a major medieval city in Al-Andalus renowned as a political, cultural, and intellectual center of the Islamic world, especially during the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital city
historical city
afterConquestBy Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
capitalOf Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba

Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
conqueredIn 1236
countryDuringPeak Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
economicActivity agricultural hinterland exploitation
craft production
long-distance trade
floruitCentury 10th century
governedBy Umayyad emirs
surface form: Umayyad caliphs

Umayyad emirs
hasInstitution baths (hammams)
hospitals
madrasas and study circles
major libraries
hasLandmark Alcázar of the Umayyads
Great Mosque of Córdoba
Alcázar of the Umayyads
surface form: Medina Azahara
knownFor architecture and urban planning
cultural center of the Islamic world
intellectual center of the Islamic world
libraries and book culture
medicine and astronomy
philosophy and science
political center of Al-Andalus
religious tolerance relative to contemporaries
languageUsed Arabic
Hebrew
Romance dialects
locatedIn Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus

Iberian Peninsula
locatedInPresentDay Cordoba (historical) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Córdoba, Spain
notableRulerAssociated Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman III
Al-Hakam II
partOf Islamic Golden Age
surface form: Islamic Golden Age cultural sphere
populationEstimate hundreds of thousands at its peak
previousPolity Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Caliphate of Damascus (as provincial center)

Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
religionMajority Islam
religionMinority Christianity
Judaism
timeAsCaliphalCapitalEnd 1031
timeAsCaliphalCapitalStart 929
timeAsCapitalStart 756
urbanFeature extensive water supply systems
paved streets in central areas
street lighting in some districts

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Arabs notableHistoricalCenter Cordoba (historical)
Andalusian Spanish region Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Spain capital Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Spain majorCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Arabic calligraphy importantCenter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Islamic Caliphates capitalAtVariousTimes Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Golden Age centerOfActivity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Maimonides birthPlace Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Andalusia containsCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Aerolineas Argentinas focusCity Cordoba (historical)
subject surface form: Aerolíneas Argentinas
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Aerolineas Argentinas servesCity Cordoba (historical)
subject surface form: Aerolíneas Argentinas
this entity surface form: Córdoba
UEFA Futsal Euro firstEditionHostCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Cordoba (historical) locatedInPresentDay Cordoba (historical) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Córdoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Caliphate of Córdoba capital Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Caliphate of Córdoba majorCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Ferdinand Columbus birthPlace Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Guadalquivir River flowsThrough Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Guadalquivir River majorCityOnRiver Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Seneca the Younger birthPlace Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Corduba
Archbishop of Córdoba isBasedIn Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba seeCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba cathedralCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba episcopalSee Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba hasPrimaryCity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina namedAfter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Islamic medicine majorCenter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Islamic astronomy hasNotableCenter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Maliki historicalCenter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Umayyad conquest of Hispania notablePlaceCaptured Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center) locatedIn Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba locatedIn Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba locatedIn Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: historic centre of Córdoba
Córdoba, Veracruz namedAfter Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Grenoble twinnedWith Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Averroes placeOfBirth Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Averroes burialPlace Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) deathPlace Cordoba (historical)
subject surface form: Al-Zahrawi
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) workLocation Cordoba (historical)
subject surface form: Al-Zahrawi
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Ibn Hazm birthPlace Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Al-Andalus
Abu Yaqub Yusuf strengthenedControlOver Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
The Ring of the Dove placeOfComposition Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Al-Tasrif placeOfComposition Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Al-Zarqali placeOfActivity Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Hispania Ulterior capital Cordoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Cordoba (Roman city)