A caliphal palace city built in 936 by Abd al-Rahman III, 8 km from Córdoba, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. At its peak it housed up to 25,000 people. The throne room of Abd al-Rahman III, with its restored polychrome marble arches, conveys the splendour of the Córdoba caliphate at the height of its power.
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