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Valencia
When we hear the word “Valencia” comes to our minds that it is just a famous sports club, but it is more than that; it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world in general and the cities of Spain in particular, located in the eastern side of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea opposite the Balearic Islands and south of Barcelona, Valencia or “Palencia” Spanish is the capital of the province of Valencia and the largest city in Spain, and its people are called “Arabs of Andalusia”.
The city of Valencia is one of the wild marine cities, where there are many rivers and trees, and it is famous for its calmness, in addition to being one of the most beautiful regions that tourists visit, as well as the export of oranges, but as for the number of the city’s population it is estimated at (807,396) people.
The history of Valencia
The city of Valencia was known as “Valencia” during Islamic rule over Spain. The Romens are considered the first to establish the ancient city of Valencia in 139 BC, then the Visigoths came and seized it in 413 AD, then the Muslims conquered it in 714 AD, establishing the rules of Islamic rule, and they did not go along with the Spanish in their designation of it. With young men ”, but changed their characters and modified them, so they became“ Balansia ”and mentioned it in their geographical and historical literature with the same name.
The prosperity of the valleys of Valencia dates back to the era of Muslims during their rule in Andalusia, where they slashed on both sides of the White Valley (31) canals, and they drifted from the river water to irrigate lands; Andalusia in the era of the Arabs in terms of population arrangement, which exceeded (250) thousand people at that time.
Architecture of Valencia
Valencia is characterized by unique architectural features and the most famous of these landmarks:
- “Valencia Cathedral”: It is one of the old streets in the “Barrio del Carmen”, which includes old buildings dating back to the Arab and Romen era, where “Valencia Cathedral” or what is called (the Cathedral of the Virgin) was built after the battles of recovery during the period between the century Thirteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, and its design was primarily Gothic, in addition to elements of Romenesque architecture. And we note that recovery is the battles of the fall of Andalusia, that is, the series of wars that ended Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula, where it ended with the fall of Granada, the last stronghold of Muslims, and that was in 1492.
- (Lonja de la Seda): The site (Lonja de la Seda) is an archaeological site and recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
- Mercado central, which is one of the largest in Europe.
