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The Andalusians (Spanish: andaluces) are the people of Andalusia, an autonomous community in southern Spain. Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians as the Spanish citizens who reside in any of the municipalities of Andalusia, as well as those Spaniards who reside abroad and had their last Spanish residence in Andalusia, and their ...
Andalusia is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a historical nationality and a national reality. [8] .
Al-Andalus, Muslim kingdom that occupied much of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 CE until the collapse of the Spanish Umayyad dynasty in the early 11th century. The Arabic name Al-Andalus likely refers to the Vandals who occupied the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century.
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History of Andalusia. Horseman, Iberians reliefs from Osuna, in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Tiling of the Alhambra. Forum of the ruins of Baelo Claudia. The geostrategic position of Andalusia, at the southernmost tip of Europe, between Europe and Africa and between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, has made it a hub ...
The area is renowned for its ceramics, jewellery, and metalwork, not to mention its leather goods and craft textiles, with the blankets, shoals and embroidery of the region all highly prized. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover for yourself on a stroll through the markets of its gorgeous villages and towns.
Sep 19, 2024 · Andalusia, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historical region of Spain, encompassing the provincias (provinces) of Huelva, Cádiz, Sevilla, Málaga, Córdoba, Jaén, Granada, and Almería. The southernmost region of Spain, Andalusia is bounded by the autonomous communities of Extremadura.
Andalusia is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain, and is located in the extreme southwest of the European Union. It is the largest community in both area and population.
