Capital, ca. 960, Made in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Stone, Overall: 8 1/8 x 9 x 9 in. (20.6 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Abd al-Rahman III, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic lands of southern Spain, commissioned a great palace-city in 936 (324 a.h., by the Islamic calendar). Called Madinat al-Zahra' ('shining city' in Arabic), it was located near his capital at Córdoba and included residences, reception halls, a mosque, markets and gardens
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Capital, ca, 960, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Stone, Overall, 8 1/8 x 9 9, 20.6 22.9 cm, Sculpture-Architectural, Abd al-Rahman, III, self-proclaimed caliph, Islamic lands, southern Spain, commissioned, great palace-city, 936, 324 .h, calendar, Called Madinat, al-Zahra, shining city, Arabic, located, capital, Córdoba, included residences, reception halls, mosque, markets, gardens
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