The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish.
They invaded many places and developed sophisticated cities.
2. Bilbao ,sometimes refered as Bilbo (another Basque variant) in the North of Spain, is the largest city in the Basque Country and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia). The city has over 350,000 inhabitants (2004) and is the most economically and industrially active part of Gran Bilbao, the zone in which almost half of the Basque Country’s population lives. Gran Bilbao’s 946,829 inhabitants are spread along the length of the Nervion River, whose banks are home also to numerous business and factories, which during the industrial revolution brought heightened prosperity to the region.
3. Granada – Greek: Ἐλιβύργη (Steph. Byz.) - Elibyrge; Latin: Illiberis (Ptol. ii. 4. § 11) or Illiberi Liberini (Pliny iii. 1. s. 3); Arabic: غرناطة – is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of two rivers, Darro and Genil, at an elevation of 738 metres above sea level. At the 2005 census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 236,982, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 472,638, ranking as the 13th-largest urban area of the Spanish Kingdom. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these (31%) coming from South America.
The Alhambra, a famous Moorish citadel and palace, is in Granada. It is the most remarkable item of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian historical legacy that makes Granada a hot spot among cultural and tourist cities in Spain.
Granada is also well-known within Spain due to its prestigious university and, nowadays, wild night-life (though in the 1920s Federico García Lorca described the granadinos as "the worst bourgeoisie in Spain"). In fact, it is said that it is one of the three best cities for college students (the other two are Salamanca and Santiago de Compostela).
4. The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء = Al Ħamrā'; literally "The Red Castle") is an ancient mosque, palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. It was the residence of the Muslim kings of Granada and their court, but is currently a museum exhibiting exquisite Islamic architecture
2006-09-17 15:52:04
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answered by Melanie L 6
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The moors were Muslims living in the southern tip of Spain during the 1400's. Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand held the reconquista to drive the moors out and establish Spain under Christianity. Granada is a city on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. As to the others, Google or Wikipedia would be nice places to search.
2006-09-17 15:50:41
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answered by Anonymous
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The moors were arab invaders the Iberian peninsula. They invaded in the 8'th century, and were expelled along with the jews in the late 15'th century by Queen Isabel and king Ferdinand. Although they were expelled they contributed greatly to the Spanish language and culture.
2006-09-17 15:53:54
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answered by Anonymous
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