The Andalusian city of Coimbra (95-456 AH / 713-1063 AD)

Abstract

The city of Coimbra is located in the northern part of the current country of Portugal, and within the western part of Andalusia, known as the Lower Al-Thaqar ,It is close to the Atlantic Ocean, and two of the largest rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, the Taj and Douira rivers, flow near it.

The Muslims conquered it in the year 95 AH / 713 AD in the time of Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa ibn Nusayr, and most of its Muslim residents are Berbers.

Because of its border location, the Islamic and Christian sides exchanged victory and defeat over it for more than three and a half centuries until its final fall at the hands of the Spanish Christians in the year 456 AH/1063 AD.

The article required dividing it into two sections, the first shedding light on the geography of the historical city in terms of location and natural resources, while the second topic dealt with the political and military history of the city throughout the above era