Medina Azahara

This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Caliphate City of Medina Azahara.

Medina Azahara (Arabic: مدينة الزهراء‎‎ Madīnat az-Zahrā: literal meaning "the shining city") is the ruins of a vast, fortified Arab Muslim medieval palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, (912–961) Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba, and located on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain.

 See also category: Medina Azahara.

Drawing Room of Abd al-Rahman III

 See also category: Reception hall of Abd-ar-Rahman III, Medina Azahara.

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Pórtico

 See also category: Pórtico del alcázar (Medina Azahara).

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House of Ya'far

 See also category: Casa de Ya´far (Medina Azahara).

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  Portada.
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  Patio de la pila.
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  Patio de la pila.

Edificio Basilical Superior

 See also category: Casa militar (Medina Azahara).

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Vivienda de la Alberca

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Casa Real

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Mezquita Aljama

 See also category: Mezquita Alhama (Medina Azahara).

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Objects

 See also category: Ancient objects of Medina Azahara.

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  Español: Bote de Zamora (Museo Arqueológico Nacional).
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  Español: Píxide del Príncipe Al-Mughira (Museo del Louvre).
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  Español: Píxide (Museo Metropolitano de Arte)
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  Español: Píxide sin tapa (Museo del Louvre).
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  Español: Arqueta de Medina Azahara (Museo del Louvre).
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  Español: Cierva de Medina Azahara (Museo Arqueológico Nacional).
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  Español: Recipiente zoomorfo (Museo de Medina Azahara).
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  Español: Ataifor (Museo de Medina Azahara).
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  Español: Joyería de oro (Museo Walters).

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See also: Córdoba, Spain, Provincia de Córdoba and Andalucía.

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