Córdoba, Andalusia facts for kids

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Córdoba is a city in Andalusia, Spain. It is the capital of Córdoba province. It had a population of about 326,000 in 2017.

Córdoba was the capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba, an Islamic empire in the Middle Ages, when the city was the biggest in Europe, with 250,000 people.

Córdoba is 138 kilometers (86 miles) northeast of the city of Seville and is on the Guadalquivir river. Córdoba has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification) with the hottest summers of all European cities.

History

The Romans occupied Córdoba in 206 B.C. The city was very important in the 900s CE as a famous center of Moorish art and culture. The Mezquita de Córdoba is the city's chief landmark. It was built as a mosque (Muslim house of worship) in the 700s and was made into a Roman Catholic cathedral in 1238. More than 1,000 pillars of stone including granite, onyx, marble and jasper support its arches.

Economy

A soft, fine-grained leather called cordovan is made in Córdoba. Córdoba is the center of an agricultural region. Farms produce grain, grapes, olives, and vegetables.

Images for kids

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  Reconstruction of the Roman temple of Córdoba.

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  Dirham emitted by Abd al-Rahman III, coined in Medina Azahara (10th century).

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  People in front of an inn in Córdoba (1910).

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  View of Córdoba from the Sierra foothills.

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  Green fields in Córdoba after December rains.

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  Roman Mausoleum in the Paseo de la Victoria.

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  Interior of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba.

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  The Tower of Calahorra to one side of the Roman Bridge.

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  Puerta del Puente.

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  Iglesia de Santa Marina de Aguas Santas, built in the 13th century.

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  Interior patio during the Courtyards Festival of Córdoba - World Heritage

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  Segunda División match between Córdoba C.F. and C.D. Leganés at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, January 2016.

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  Panoramics of Córdoba as drawn by Anton van den Wyngaerde in 1567

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  Hospital de San Sebastián

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  (Christian) Capilla de San Bartolomé (ca. 1410)

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  Córdoba Synagogue

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  Gardens of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos.

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  Mosque–Cathedral.

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  Street scene in Santa Maria, Córdoba.

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  Roman bridge of Córdoba

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  Riverfront viewed from Puente Romano, Córdoba.

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  Roman temple of Córdoba

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  Church of San Nicolás de la Villa

See also

In Spanish: Córdoba (España) para niños