Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأَنْدَلُس, romanized: al-ʾAndalus) [a] was the Muslim -ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The name refers to the different Muslim [1][2] states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492.

Islam was a major religion on the Iberian Peninsula, beginning with the Umayyad conquest of Hispania and ending (at least overtly) with its prohibition by the modern Spanish state in the mid-16th century and the expulsion of the Moriscos in the early 17th century, an ethnic and religious minority of around 500,000 people. [2] .

Travel back in time with our top 50 favorite Spanish words that have come from Arabic. Alcancía (Piggy bank) – from Al-kanz (الكنز), meaning ‘treasure’ in Arabic. Azafrán (Saffron) – from the Arabic word az-za’farān (اَلزَّعْفَرَان) ultimately derived from Persian.

There have been Arabs in Spain (Arabic: عرب إسبانيا; Spanish: Árabes en España) since the early 8th century when the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula created the state of Al-Andalus.

2024年12月19日 · Al-Andalus, Muslim kingdom that occupied much of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 CE until the collapse of the Spanish Umayyad dynasty in the early 11th century. The Arabic name Al-Andalus likely refers to the Vandals who occupied the …

6 天之前 · Thus, in the first half of the 8th century, a new society developed in Muslim Spain. The Arabs were the ruling element; a distinction was made between baladiyyūn (i.e., Arabs who had entered Spain in 712 under Mūsā) and Syrians (who arrived in 740 under Balj ibn Bishr).

2024年11月7日 · Al-Andalus Islamic Spain refers to the territories in the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal) that were under Islamic rule from 711 to 1492 CE. It is the historical term for Muslim Spain.

The history of the Arabs in Spain has left a lasting legacy on Spanish culture. Many monuments that were built during the almost eight centuries of Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula are now recognised as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

2022年1月21日 · The Arabic influence on Spanish is apparent to this day in terms of culture, language, music, and cuisine. The Arabs occupied most of the Iberian peninsula for 800 years beginning the 8th century. That’s why the Spanish adopted not only words and phrases, but also traditions, customs, and innovations from Arabia.

2009年9月4日 · Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of Muslims, Christians and Jews. It brought a degree of civilisation to Europe that matched the heights of the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance ...