Córdoba, Andalusie

Córdoba (; an aw Cordova)() is a ceety in Andalusie, soothren Spain, an the caipital o the province o Córdoba. An Iberian an Roman ceety in auncient times. An aa in the Middle Ages it wis caipital o an Islamic caliphate.

The auld toun contains mony impressive airchitectural reminders o whan Corduba, the caipital o Hispania Ulterior durin the Roman Republic an caipital o Hispania Baetica durin the Roman Empire; an Qurṭuba (قرطبة) the caipital o the Caliphate o Córdoba, govrened amaist aw o the Iberie peninsulae.

It haes been estimatit that in the 10t century an beginnin o the 11t century, Córdoba wis the maist populous ceety in the warld, durin thir centuries became the intellectual centre o Europe. The day is a moderately-sized modren ceety, its population in 2011 wis 330,033.

 Geography 
The ceety is locatit on the banks o the Guadalquivir river, an its easy access tae the minin resoorces o the Sierra Morena (coal, lead, zinc) satisfies the population’s needs.

The ceety is locatit in a depression o the valley o the Guadalquivir. In the north is the Sierra Morena, which defines the borders o the municipal aurie.

Córdoba is ane o the few ceeties in the warld that haes a near-exact antipodal ceety – Hamilton, New Zealand.

 Transport 
The ceety is connectit bi hie speed trains tae the main Spaingie ceeties: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Málaga an Zaragoza. Mair nor 20 trains per day connect the dountoun aurie, in 54 minutes, wi Málaga María Zambrano station, which provides interchynge capability tae destinations alang the Costa del Sol, includin Málaga Airport.

 Twin touns – sister ceeties 

Córdoba is twinned wi:
  Córdoba, Argentinae (1969)
  A Coruña, Spain (1976)
  Córdoba, Mexico (1980)
  Fes, Morocco (1982)
  Smara, Wastren Sahara (1987)
  La Habana Vieja, Cuba (2000)
  Damascus, Sirie (2001)
  Nuremberg, Germany (2010)
  León, Spain (2010)
  Lahore, Pakistan
  Manchester, UK
  Bethlehem, Palestine

 References 


Category:Airchaeological steids in Spain
Category:Roman steids in Spain
Category:Roman colonies
Category:Al-Andalus
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Spain
Category:3rd-century BC establishments
Category:Historic Jewish commonties
Category:Municipalities in the Province o Córdoba (Spain)