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Biggest Cities of Iberia in 1200 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands with a population of over 5,000 in 1200 A.D., a little over two decades before the start of the collapse of the Almohad Caliphate and the start of third Taifa period?
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According to this historical population dataset.
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Almohad Caliphate
80,000
Isbiliyyah
(Seville)
60,000
Qurtubah
(Córdoba)
20,000
Garnatah
(Granada)
18,000
Balansiyyah
(Valencia)
18,000
Madinat al-Mariyyah
(Almería)
17,000
Gayyan
(Jaén)
17,000
Qartagannah al-Halfa
(Cartagena)
16,000
Maridah
(Mérida)
15,000
Saris
(Jerez de la Frontera)
11,000
Batalyaws
(Badajoz)
11,000
Mursiyyah
(Murcia)
10,000
Daniyyah
(Dénia)
10,000
Istiggah
(Écija)
10,000
Maliyyah Balis
(Vélez-Málaga)
9,000
Bayyasah
(Baeza)
9,000
Malaqah
(Málaga)
7,000
Satibah
(Xàtiva)
7,000
Ubbadah al-Arab
(Úbeda)
6,000
Arkus
(Arcos de la Frontera)
6,000
Bayyanah
(Baena)
6,000
Lawraqah
(Lorca)
5,000
Al-Bas
(Elvas)
5,000
Anduyar
(Andújar)
5,000
Istabah
(Estepa)
5,000
Madinat Antaqirah
(Antequera)
5,000
Qaturlah
(Cazorla)
5,000
Uryulah
(Orihuela)
Crown of Aragon
23,000
Barchinona
(Barcelona)
11,000
Zaragoza
9,000
Tortosa
8,000
Leyda
(Lleida)
8,000
Tarragona
6,000
Barbastro
6,000
Gerunda
(Girona)
5,000
Uasca
(Huesca)
 
 
Crown of Castile
35,000
Toleta
(Toledo)
20,000
Burgos
16,000
Valletolit
(Valladolid)
7,000
Medina del Campo
6,000
Palencia
6,000
Soria
5,000
Alcalá de Henares
5,000
Ocania
(Ocaña)
5,000
Sanctaender
(Santander)
5,000
Secobia
(Segovia)
Crown of León
40,000
Leon
(León)
11,000
Salamanca
6,000
Zamora
5,000
Santiago de Compostela
 
 
Taifa of Majorca
12,000
Madinat Mayurqah
(Palma de Mallorca)
5,000
Magunah
(Mahón)
 
 
Kingdom of Navarra
6,000
Pampalona
(Pamplona)
6,000
Tutela
(Tudela)
 
 
Kingdom of Portugal
15,000
Lixbõa
(Lisbon)
9,000
Evora
(Évora)
7,000
Porto
6,000
Chavias
(Chaves)
6,000
Gaia
(Vila Nova de Gaia)
5,000
Coinbra
(Coimbra)
5,000
Santaren
(Santarém)
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8 Comments
MasterRocket
+2
Level 83
Apr 19, 2025
Damn I missed Cordoba, anyways really like the style of this map, cool to see a different region after all the US ones.
Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Apr 19, 2025
Thanks! I have one more U.S. map planned before laying more focus on Europe for a while.
Goatmann11
+2
Level 37
Apr 20, 2025
Dude like seriously how do you make the maps look so good and accurate bro your the goat
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Apr 21, 2025
Thanks! I’ve been doing this for some years now and I really care about putting a lot of time, effort and research into these quizzes.
elguisse7
+1
Level 43
Nov 29, 2025
Where did you get the backround map from? Or is it handmade?
Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Nov 29, 2025
That's hand-drawn on Inkscape.
elguisse7
+2
Level 43
Dec 25, 2025
Impressive. Could you tell me what map or source you based for doing this map?

You are doing great works here btw, I'm trying my best to somehow approach my own works to the quality of yours.

Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Dec 25, 2025
Euratlas was a great help for this one.
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