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Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
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AD 711
Calendar year
Year 711 (DCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 711 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
8th-century Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula
The Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, also known as the Arab conquest of Spain, was the Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania in the early 8th century. The conquest resulted in the end of Christian rule in most of Iberia and the establishment of Muslim…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moors
Historical term used for various Muslim peoples
The term Moor is an exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslim populations of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Umayyad commander in Hispania (died c. 720)
Tariq ibn Ziyad, also known simply as Tarik in English, was an Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula against the Visigothic Kingdom in 711–718 AD. He led an army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gibraltar
British Overseas Territory in Europe
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and is bordered to the north by Spain. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iberian Peninsula
Peninsula in southwestern Europe
The Iberian Peninsula, also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Al-Andalus
Muslim-ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula (711–1492)
Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The name refers to the different Muslim states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492. At its greatest geographical extent, it occupied most of the peninsula as well as Septimania…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)