Córdoba, Andalusie
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Córdoba (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈkorðoβa]; an aw Cordova)(Arabic: قرطبة : Qurtuba) is a ceety in Andalusie, soothren Spain, an the caipital o the province o Córdoba. An Iberian an Roman ceety in auncient times. An aa in the Middle Ages it wis caipital o an Islamic caliphate.
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The auld toun contains mony impressive airchitectural reminders o whan Corduba, the caipital o Hispania Ulterior durin the Roman Republic an caipital o Hispania Baetica durin the Roman Empire; an Qurṭuba (قرطبة) the caipital o the Caliphate o Córdoba, govrened amaist aw o the Iberie peninsulae.
It haes been estimatit that in the 10t century an beginnin o the 11t century, Córdoba wis the maist populous ceety in the warld,[2][3] durin thir centuries became the intellectual centre o Europe.[4] The day is a moderately-sized modren ceety, its population in 2011 wis 330,033.[5]
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Geography
The ceety is locatit on the banks o the Guadalquivir river, an its easy access tae the minin resoorces o the Sierra Morena (coal, lead, zinc) satisfies the population’s needs.
The ceety is locatit in a depression o the valley o the Guadalquivir. In the north is the Sierra Morena, which defines the borders o the municipal aurie.
Córdoba is ane o the few ceeties in the warld that haes a near-exact antipodal ceety – Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Transport
The ceety is connectit bi hie speed trains tae the main Spaingie ceeties: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Málaga an Zaragoza. Mair nor 20 trains per day connect the dountoun aurie, in 54 minutes, wi Málaga María Zambrano station, which provides interchynge capability tae destinations alang the Costa del Sol, includin Málaga Airport.
Twin touns – sister ceeties
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