Cordoba (historical)

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former capital city historical city

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.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Córdoba (historical) 0
Córdoba 23
Cordoba 4
Córdoba, Spain 4
Corduba 1
historic centre of Córdoba 1

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ferdinand Columbus → birthPlace → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Maimonides → birthPlace → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Seneca the Younger → birthPlace → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corduba
Caliphate of Córdoba → capital → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Spain → capital → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Caliphates → capitalAtVariousTimes → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Golden Age → centerOfActivity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Andalusia → containsCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
this entity surface form: Córdoba
UEFA Futsal Euro → firstEditionHostCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Guadalquivir River → flowsThrough → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Aerolineas Argentinas → focusCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Aerolíneas Argentinas
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic astronomy → hasNotableCenter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordoba
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Maliki → historicalCenter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Arabic calligraphy → importantCenter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Archbishop of Córdoba → isBasedIn → 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
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Cordoba (historical) → locatedInPresentDay → Cordoba (historical) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Córdoba (historical)
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Islamic medicine → majorCenter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordoba
Caliphate of Córdoba → majorCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Islamic Spain → majorCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Guadalquivir River → majorCityOnRiver → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina → namedAfter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, Veracruz → namedAfter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain
Arabs → notableHistoricalCenter → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Andalusian Spanish → region → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba → seeCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Aerolineas Argentinas → servesCity → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Aerolíneas Argentinas
this entity surface form: Córdoba
Grenoble → twinnedWith → Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Córdoba, Spain