Proyect of Al-AndAlus:bAdAjoz And AlmeriA

PArt 1 : bAdAjoz

bAdAjozBadajoz (nowadays) is a city located in west of Spain

(Extremadura).Badajoz (in al-andalus times) is a city of much powerfull and was

one territories most important in Al-andalus.

History of bAdAjoz in Al -AndAlus various Arabic texts speak

of Ibn Marwan as the founder of Badajoz in 875'' By choosing to do basharnal'' that would place it i

n front of La Muela, the other the Guadiana River Fort SanCristobal known. After the

fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Badajoz is turned to one of themost important Taifas

kingdoms of the peninsula, where centuries later

as peninsular cities,rather than conquest and reconquest of

Muslims and Christians until the March 19, 1230,Alfonso IX

of the Lion king finally conquered Muslim Abenhut with

the help of the military orders of Alcántara and Santiago.

tHe AlcAzAr of bAdAjoz (1)the alcazar:

with the Arab domination when this place of great strategic importance copper and military, especially in the time Ibn Marwan, in the late ninth century , with

permission from Cordoba emir Muhammad I , was established in this' 'hill of the teeth.''

tHe AlcAzAr of bAdAjoz (2)Established in this' 'hill of the teeth.''

Abu Yusuf, the Almohad caliph resident in Seville, Madaria build the Alcazar in

the year 1169, as now known, becoming its strategic situation and

defense in one of the most important of the Iberian Peninsula,

being walled in this time Almohad almost entirely with subsequent restorations and

improvementsof the cuadrangular towers the wall

paintings of the watchtower known as''Espantaperros’’

popular was in Arabic, although the bell tower is topped that of the sixteenth

century Mudejar work has now become a beautiful emblem Badajoz.

tHe AlcAzAr of bAdAjoz (3)Among the known names such as doors Coraxa, Cars, and

capital Alpéndiz highlights this last one is named after the Roman capital that is embedded in the top of the pointed

horseshoe arch in enter contrary this alcazar with three mosques, which became onewith the name of St. Mary of

the Castle into a Christian church until the nineteenth. in 1931 the fortress of Badajoz-artisic Historic Monument.

bridges, doors and walls (1)the border condition of Badajoz has naturally 

affected their configuration for centuries, with the rise and construction of walls, gates and bridges that now make an attractive tourist and cultural route by 

the city. 

bridges, doors and walls (2)the doors of this city, will talk some with names of nearby 

towns such as Merida and Jerez are currently known but another very different, if the door Pilar 

or emblematic Puerta de Palmas latter is the most famous is among badajocenses and visitors to the city 

with crenellated towers of plant circular, adorned with decorative beads own the twelfth century.

 Popular'' Puerta de Palmas'' emblem of the city, has a beautiful arch of triumph of the time devoted to Arabic     Ab-rahman II. 

bridges, doors and walls (3)this bridge palm of  XIII century caliph being 

muhamed I and Herrera style built with ashlar granito and  maposteria and city cross by the river Guadiana, there are other bridges built parallel to the palm, with 

names such astronomy, university or actual.

The route that Al-andalus use to conquer Badajoz

This route begin in Zafra, then in Almendradejo, later in Merida , after that Valencia de Alcantara (Caceres ). When he had all the terrories around Badajoz they 

conquered.

Part 2:almería

almeria Almeria (nowadays) is a city located in southeast of 

spain (Andalucia).

Almeria (al-andalus) is one of most powerfull kingdoms in Iberian Peninsula.

monuments of almería: The Alcazar :is muslim control Abd al rahman III built in 955, gives sign of settlement of Al-andalus in Almería.Has three 

enclosures and is declared a site of cultural interest.

La hoya: park hosts the wildlife rescue saharan.

Jayran Wall: is it the wall that connected the castle of saint Cristobal with the Alcazar.

Saint Cristobal Wall and hill: templars alfonso VII built them and from you can see beyond the wall complet.Declared of

cultural interest.

Church of Saint John (old mosque): filed of cultural

interest even retains the quibla wall and mihrab niche of old

mosque.

The Chanca : Sweep feature almeriense muslims on the

Almeria Jewry before the 11th century.

Felucca Almariya : replicate Spanish ship-muslim of the

10 th to the 14 th.

Baths Arabs : they date from the 11 th century.

The route that Al-andalus use to conquer Almeria:This route start in the capital

Almeria and follows the bd of the river Andarax.In the basin lies the city that was Urci roman-iberian of

today Benahadux chuche community in the remainig traces of the passage of this community.Also the passage of romans tells us the next stop on the road, the site of

Quinciliana in Gador.

Some photos of Badajoz and

Almeria

Bridge ‘’ las palmas’’

Tunels for al-andalus to escape in the alcazar

Hill and wall san cristobal

Jaryan wall

The alcazar of merida

Almendradejo

The alcazar of Zafra

The end