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The description '''Moors''' has referred to several historic and modern populations of [[Muslim]] (and earlier non-Muslim) people of [[Berber people|Berber]], [[Black African]] and [[Arab]] descent from [[North Africa]], some of whom came to conquer and occupy the [[Iberian Peninsula]] for nearly 800 years. The North Africans termed it [[Al Andalus]], comprising most of what is now [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]. Moors are not distinct or self-defined people, but the appellation was applied by medieval and early modern Europeans primarily to Berbers, but also [[Arab]]s, and [[Muladi|Muslim Iberians]]. | The description '''Moors''' has referred to several historic and modern populations of [[Muslim]] (and earlier non-Muslim) people of [[Berber people|Berber]], [[Black African]] and [[Arab]] descent from [[North Africa]], some of whom came to conquer and occupy the [[Iberian Peninsula]] for nearly 800 years. The North Africans termed it [[Al Andalus]], comprising most of what is now [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]. Moors are not distinct or self-defined people, but the appellation was applied by medieval and early modern Europeans primarily to Berbers, but also [[Arab]]s, and [[Muladi|Muslim Iberians]]. | ||
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*[[Marinid dynasty]] | *[[Marinid dynasty]] | ||
*[[Averroes]] | *[[Averroes]] | ||
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*[[Böszörmény]] | *[[Böszörmény]] | ||
*[[Nasrid dynasty]] | *[[Nasrid dynasty]] | ||
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*[[North Africa]] | *[[North Africa]] | ||
*[[Orientalism]] | *[[Orientalism]] | ||
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*[[Othello]] | *[[Othello]] | ||
*[[Moorish architecture]] | *[[Moorish architecture]] | ||
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*[[History of Portugal]] | *[[History of Portugal]] | ||
*[[History of Spain]] | *[[History of Spain]] | ||
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*[[Islam in Spain]] | *[[Islam in Spain]] | ||
*[[Moorish Revival]] | *[[Moorish Revival]] | ||
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*[[Taifa]] | *[[Taifa]] | ||
*[[Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula]] | *[[Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula]] | ||
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*[[Moorish Science Temple of America]] | *[[Moorish Science Temple of America]] | ||
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The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim) people of Berber, Black African and Arab descent from North Africa, some of whom came to conquer and occupy the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. The North Africans termed it Al Andalus, comprising most of what is now Spain and Portugal. Moors are not distinct or self-defined people, but the appellation was applied by medieval and early modern Europeans primarily to Berbers, but also Arabs, and Muslim Iberians.
See also
- Adarga
- Al-Andalus
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Almohad dynasty
- Almoravid dynasty
- Marinid dynasty
- Averroes
- Böszörmény
- Nasrid dynasty
- Barbary pirate
- Berber people
- Tariq ibn Ziyad
- North Africa
- Orientalism
- Othello
- Moorish architecture
- Alhambra
- Emirate of Granada
- History of North Africa
- History of Portugal
- History of Spain
- Islam in Spain
- Moorish Revival
- Morisco
- Ricote (Don Quixote)
- Taifa
- Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula
- Moorish Science Temple of America
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