Andalusia

Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain comprising eight provinces. Its major cities include Seville, Málaga, and Granada.

Seville: Seville is the capital and largest city of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain. It is Andalusia’s regional capital and one of its most populous cities.
Al-Andalus: Al-Andalus was the name used for territories of the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule from the eighth century onward. The modern region’s name derives from this historical Muslim-ruled territory.
Flamenco: Flamenco is an Andalusian performance tradition combining singing, guitar, dance, and rhythmic handclapping. Its development in Andalusia makes it one of the region’s most recognized cultural forms.
Córdoba: Córdoba is a city in Andalusia known for its historic center and the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba. Its medieval monuments preserve the region’s layered religious and political history.
Catalonia: Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain with its own language and distinct regional institutions. Its language politics and autonomy provide a contrast with Andalusia’s regional identity.
Málaga: Málaga is a port city on Spain’s Mediterranean coast and the capital of Málaga Province. It anchors the region’s Mediterranean coast and is one of its major cities.
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba: The Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba was an Islamic state in Iberia from 929 to 1031, ruled from Córdoba. Its political and cultural center lay within present-day Andalusia.
Olive oil: Olive oil is a cooking oil extracted from olives, widely produced around the Mediterranean. Andalusia is a leading olive-growing and olive-oil-producing region.
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba: The Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba is a cathedral built within a former mosque in Córdoba. Its architecture records successive Islamic and Christian uses of a major Andalusian monument.
Galicia: Galicia is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain with a distinct language and Atlantic climate. Its cooler, wetter Atlantic setting contrasts with Andalusia’s Mediterranean and subtropical climates.

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