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**Buyingtime** · 11-24-2010, 03:02 AM

Alot of cities in Spain have names of Arabic origin

Valladolid - Name derived from Balad al-Walid in Arabic, meaning 'Land of Walid'

Madrid - Derived from original Arabic name: al-MagrÄ«T, Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø¬Ø±ÙŠØ·: "Source of water"

Tarifa - Originally Jazeera Tarif (Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø·Ø±ÙŠÙ): the island of Tarif

AlmerÃ*a - From Al Meraya, the watchtower

La Sagra - Name derived from arabic Sahra ØµØ*Ø±Ø§Ø¡ "desert".

La Mancha - Derived from original Arabic name: la'a Ma-anxa : "No water"

Guadalajara - From WÄdÄ« al-á¸¤ijÄrah (Arabic ÙˆØ§Ø¯ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ø*Ø¬Ø§Ø±Ø©), River or canyon of Stones.

Calatayud - Derived from Qal'at AyyÅ«b (Arabic Ù‚Ù„Ø¹Ø© Ø£ÙŠÙˆØ¨) meaning "(AyyÅ«b) JobÂ´s Fortress".

AlbarracÃ*n - Derived from Al BanÅ« Razin, name of the Berber governor of the town

AxarquÃ*a - From Arabic Ash-sharquÃ*a(Ø§Ù„Ø´Ø±Ù‚ÙŠØ©): The eastern/oriental (region).

Albacete - Derived from Arabic Al Basit (Ø§Ù„Ø¨Ø³ÙŠØ·) (the plain).

Algeciras - Derived from Al Jazeera Al Khadra (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø¶Ø±Ø§Ø¡) meaning the green island.

AndalucÃ*a - Derived from Ø§Ù„Ø£Ù†Ø¯Ù„Ø³, Al Andalus, the Arabic name for Muslim Iberia.

JaÃ©n - From Arabic Jayyan, crossroads of caravans

Ubeda - From the Arabic Ubadat el Arab

11-24-2010, 03:02 AM	#36
Buyingtime Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 557 Senior Member	Alot of cities in Spain have names of Arabic origin Valladolid - Name derived from Balad al-Walid in Arabic, meaning 'Land of Walid' Madrid - Derived from original Arabic name: al-MagrÄ«T, Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø¬Ø±ÙŠØ·: "Source of water" Tarifa - Originally Jazeera Tarif (Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø·Ø±ÙŠÙ): the island of Tarif AlmerÃa - From Al Meraya, the watchtower La Sagra - Name derived from arabic Sahra ØµØØ±Ø§Ø¡ "desert". La Mancha - Derived from original Arabic name: la'a Ma-anxa : "No water" Guadalajara - From WÄdÄ« al-á¸¤ijÄrah (Arabic ÙˆØ§Ø¯ÙŠ Ø§Ù„ØØ¬Ø§Ø±Ø©), River or canyon of Stones. Calatayud - Derived from Qal'at AyyÅ«b (Arabic Ù‚Ù„Ø¹Ø© Ø£ÙŠÙˆØ¨) meaning "(AyyÅ«b) JobÂ´s Fortress". AlbarracÃn - Derived from Al BanÅ« Razin, name of the Berber governor of the town AxarquÃa - From Arabic Ash-sharquÃa(Ø§Ù„Ø´Ø±Ù‚ÙŠØ©): The eastern/oriental (region). Albacete - Derived from Arabic Al Basit (Ø§Ù„Ø¨Ø³ÙŠØ·) (the plain). Algeciras - Derived from Al Jazeera Al Khadra (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø¶Ø±Ø§Ø¡) meaning the green island. AndalucÃ*a - Derived from Ø§Ù„Ø£Ù†Ø¯Ù„Ø³, Al Andalus, the Arabic name for Muslim Iberia. JaÃ©n - From Arabic Jayyan, crossroads of caravans Ubeda - From the Arabic Ubadat el Arab
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