Al-Andalus
Šāṭiba شاطبة
Today: Xàtiva, Spain
- Years
- 714–1244
Šāṭiba was famous across the Islamic world for its paper, the first made in Europe, and for its double castle on the ridge above. It surrendered to Jaume I in 1244.
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