Córdoba is a city in
Andalusia, southern Spain and the capital of the province of
Córdoba. It was a Roman settlement, then colonized by Muslim
armies in the eighth century. It became the capital of the
Islamic Emirate and of the Caliphate of Córdoba, including most
of the Iberian Peninsula. Córdoba consisted of hundreds of
workshops that created goods such as silk.Caliph Al Hakam II
opened many libraries in addition to the many medical schools and
universities which existed at the time, making Córdoba a centre
for education. During these centuries it became the center of a
society ruled by Muslims, in which all other groups had a
second-class status. It was recaptured by Christian forces in
1236, during the Reconquista. The historic centre was named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Córdoba has the highest summer
temperatures in Spain and Europe, with average high temperatures
around 37 °C in July and August.
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