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Fundación de Al-Yazirat Tarif en el año 711

Tarifa, Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz

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Fundación de Al-Yazirat Tarif en el año 711

Historical milestone · Tarifa, Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz

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After Tarif Abu Zara's reconnaissance landing in the year 710, the city of Tarifa was founded in 711 under the Arabic name Al-Yazirat Tarif; in the year 960 the fortress commissioned by Abd al-Rahman III was completed.

710-711; fortaleza terminada en 960

Photo: Celia Almaraz Ruiz (CC BY 3.0)

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