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Biggest Cities of the Caliphate of Córdoba (Al-Andalus) in 1000 AD
With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus (modern-day Iberia) with an estimated population of over 3,000 at its peak around 1000 AD?
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Sources used for population estimates listed in this Pastebin.
Some of these cities no longer exist.
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| First submitted | December 17, 2022 |
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