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2 days ago · Physical map of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula is the westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas—the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan. It is bordered on the southeast and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north, west, and southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.
23 hours ago · Spain, country located in extreme southwestern Europe. It occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with its smaller neighbor Portugal. Spain is a storied country of stone castles, snowcapped mountains, vast monuments, and sophisticated cities.
5 days ago · The Iberian Peninsula is located in southwestern Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to several countries, including Spain and Portugal, which make up the majority of the peninsula.
3 days ago · Portugal, country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Once continental Europe’s greatest power, Portugal shares commonalities, geographic and cultural, with the countries of both northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Learn more about Portugal.
5 days ago · Catalonia, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain, encompassing the northeastern provincias (provinces) of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, and Lleida. The autonomous community of Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of Spain.
5 days ago · Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأَنْدَلُس) was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The term is used by modern historians for the former Islamic states in modern-day Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, and Southern France.
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21 hours ago · Continued Spread (Dark Yellow to Light Yellow): The ongoing spread of Islam into Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through trade, conquests, and missionary activities from 750 to 1700. Reconquista Impact (Red Hatched Area): The regions in Spain and Portugal where Islam was pushed out after the Reconquista, culminating in 1492.
