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Granada History
Granada is a very ancient city with past glory and affluence. At one point of the time, it was one of the most important cities in the world. Once it was a very significant place for education and literature. University of Granada is a world famous university and known through out the world. But now it has lost its past grandeurs. People have been living in this place since the dawn of history. There was an Ibero-Celtic settlement here. This Ibero-Celtic settlement slowly got in touch with Phoenicians, Carthagenians and Greeks. By the time of the 5th century BCE, the Greeks had established a colony in Granada. They named the colony as Elibyrge or Elybirge. The city of Granada was the centre of the civil administration and also established itself as a military stronghold.
Moorish forces under the command of Tariq Ibn-Ziyad took the city in 711. But the city was not fully secured till 713. Later the city of Granada became the capital of the province of the Caliphate of Cordoba. Civil conflicts erupted and it destroyed the Caliphate in the early eleventh century. The city of Granada was wrecked by the 1010. Subsequently, reconstruction began and the suburb of Granada was incorporated with the city.
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Granada History
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