Al-Andalus

Mārida ماردة

Today: Mérida, Spain

Years
713–1230

The old Roman capital of Lusitania surrendered in 713 after a siege, and its Alcazaba, built in 835, is the oldest surviving Muslim fortress in the peninsula. Repeated revolts led the emirs to favour nearby Badajoz, and Mārida slowly declined.

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