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  • Exterior view of the Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza.

    Zaragoza

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Important Ebro valley city and taifa capital where frontier politics, palace culture, and later reuse remain visible.

  • Damaged interior arcades inside the mosque at Tinmal.

    Tinmal

    2 minutes · Morocco

    PlacesMaghreb

    Mountain site associated with the Almohad movement.

  • The entrance and surviving masonry of the Mansourah Mosque near Tlemcen.

    Tlemcen

    2 minutes · Algeria

    PlacesMaghreb

    Maghrebi city tied to western Mediterranean trade and dynastic politics.

  • The Alcantara Bridge leading into Toledo across the Tagus.

    Toledo

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Former Visigothic and Andalusi city captured by Castile in 1085.

  • A historic photograph of a mosque in Tunis from 1899.

    Tunis

    2 minutes · Tunisia

    PlacesMaghreb

    North African city important to later western Mediterranean politics.

  • The Torres de Serranos gateway in Valencia.

    Valencia

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Eastern Iberian city central to Crown of Aragon and Morisco history.

  • Panoramic view across Seville from the Giralda.

    Seville

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Major Andalusi and later Castilian city on the Guadalquivir.

  • Red stone walls of the Castle of Silves in Portugal.

    Silves

    2 minutes · Portugal

    PlacesIberia

    Important city in the Algarve with Andalusi literary associations.

  • A lane descending through the medina of Tangier.

    Tangier

    2 minutes · Morocco

    PlacesMaghreb

    Strait city linking the Maghreb and Iberia.

  • The castle of Tarifa seen from the surrounding town.

    Tarifa

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Strait town associated with movement between North Africa and Iberia.

  • Walls and open grounds inside the Alcazaba of Merida.

    Merida

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Roman and early medieval city within western Iberian frontiers.

  • Exterior view of the Monasterio de Santa Clara la Real in Murcia.

    Murcia

    2 minutes · Spain

    PlacesIberia

    Southeastern Iberian city with Almoravid, Almohad, and later Christian phases.