Umar al-Talamankí, jurist of the Middle March Curiosity · Talamanca de Jarama, Cuenca del Medio Jarama, Madrid Image of Talamanca de Jarama, not of the place itself. In Andalusi Talamanca there was a school of Quranic law from which Umar al-Talamankí emerged, who lived between 951 and 1038 and gained renown in al-Andalus. The town was then a stronghold on the route linking Córdoba, Toledo and Zaragoza. Photo: LBM1948 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Talamanca de Jarama