Al-Andalus

Baṭalyaws بطليوس

Today: Badajoz, Spain

Years: 875–1230
Role: Capital of the Aftasid taifa

Founded around 875 by the rebel Ibn Marwān al-Ŷillīqī as a stronghold on the Guadiana, Baṭalyaws became in the 11th century the capital of the large Afṭasid taifa, stretching from the Tagus to the Atlantic. Alfonso IX of León took it in 1230.

What to see today

Alcazaba de Badajoz (Alcazaba de Baṭalyaws): Fortress, 9th to 13th century
Torre de Espantaperros (Torre albarrana de Baṭalyaws): Tower, c. 1169 to 1170

Day drives

The western frontier: 3 stops · about 116 km

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