Al-Andalus
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Al-Andalus is a term used for Iberia when it was partly or fully ruled by the Moors during the Middle Ages.
The term Moors was used by Christians for the collective of Muslims from North Africa, including Berbers, Arabs, Tuaregs, and other nationalities. The Moors brought with them a culture that has been preserved in Spain, notably through architecture.
UnderstandAl-Andalus began when Tariq ibn Ziyad, an Umayyad commander, led a large army across the Strait of Gibraltar (In Arabic Jabal Ṭāriq, "mountain of Tariq") into what was then Visigothic Hispania in 711.
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