Al-Andalus
Sabta سبتة
Today: Ceuta, Spain
- Years
- 710–1415
Sabta, on the African shore of the Strait, was the gate through which armies and trade passed between al-Andalus and the Maghrib, held in turn by the Caliphate, the Almoravids, the Almohads and the Marinids. The Portuguese took it in 1415.
What to see today
- Baño árabe de la plaza de la Paz (Baño de Sabta): Baths, 11th century