Nekor
City · c. 760 CE · in Europe
Capital of Emirate of Nekor (760–1019).
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- Great Mosque of Córdoba (785 CE): Mosque begun by Abd al-Rahman I in 785, famous for its forest of double-arched columns; it was converted into a cathedral in 1236.
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