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Biggest Muslim Cities in Spain before the End of the Reconquista

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities in the very last remnant of Islamic rule in Iberia before the start of the last phase of the Reconquista in 1482?
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Population figures are based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh.
Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
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Last updated: May 20, 2024
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Population
City
80k
Garnatah
(Granada)
12k
Madinat al-Mariyyah
(Almería)
8k
Malaqah
(Málaga)
7k
Rundah
(Ronda)
Population
City
6k
Balis
(Vélez-Málaga)
4k
Lushah
(Loja)
4k
Muntifirid
(Montefrío)
Population
City
4k
Udrah
(Adra)
4k
Wadi 'As
(Guadix)
3k
Abar al-Rutbah
(Huércal-Overa)
Population
City
3k
Bastah
(Baza)
3k
Dilayah
(Dalías)
3k
Matiril
(Motril)
5 Comments
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Level 55
May 20, 2024
The last Muslim holdings under the rule of the Sultan of Granada in 1482. The Granada War, the last phase of the Reconquista would last for 10 years before its final surrender on January 2nd 1492 and marked the end of any Islamic rule on the peninsula for the first time since 711 AD.
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Level 65
May 20, 2024
Fantastic quiz as always. I had Ronda on the tip of my tongue. Quite a hard one this, unless you know some really tincey places in Andalusia.
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Level 55
May 21, 2024
Thanks! With most urban centres already lost to the Christian, it really doesn't leave many significant towns, and even then Málaga and Almería were already a lot less significant compared to the time before the Fitna of Al-Andalus.
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Level 74
May 20, 2024
Fun!
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Level 55
May 21, 2024
Thanks!