Spain’s Cordoba, Seville and Granada showcase a striking blend of Moorish and Christian architecture.

Its territory in present-day Spain and Portugal broke off into the Cordoba Caliphate, for example, and you can’t really have multiple caliphates at the same time.

The Tablet piece, which discusses how shifting perceptions of the Cordoba Caliphate have been shaped by ideology, is worth reading in full. More on the mosque controversy here.

This city is like no other in Spain – here’s why you should visit during Ramadan - A place where Islam and Christianity have rubbed shoulders for more than a millennium, the Andalusian city ...

Christian forces captured the Umayyad capital in 1236, but left its glorious house of worship largely untouched when converting it to a cathedral.

The tranquil, orange-tree-lined patios of Cordoba in Andalusia belie mounting alarm in Spain and Europe as jihadists call for the restoration of caliphate rule in Muslim lands.

Cordoba travel tips: Where to go and what to see in 48 hours This Andalucian city, once the centre of a powerful caliphate, is layered with Moorish, Jewish and Catholic heritage, says Simon Calder ...

The Spanish caliphate did see some remarkable architecture, a flourishing of scholarship, and some level of tolerance of Jews and Christians. But this period was short-lived.