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Republic of Qurtuba
جمهورية قرطبة
Timeline: ULTRA
OTL equivalent: Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: 
بارك الله فيكم!
Location of Qurtuba (ULTRA)
Location of Córdoba (green)
CapitalQurtuba
Largest city Algarve
Official languages Qurtuban • Arabic
Religion Islam
Demonym Qurtuban
Government Islamic semi-presidential republic
 -  President Muhammad bin Hamza
 -  Prime Minister Khalid Al-Asiri
Legislature National Council
Establishment
 -  Muslim conquest of Iberia c. 710 
 -  Emirate 750 
 -  Caliphate 929 
 -  Monarchy abolished 1934 
Population
 -  2022 estimate 20,405,640 
Currency Qurtuban dirham (QDI)
Date formats dd/yyyy/mm
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .qu
Calling code +125

Qurtuba (Arabic: قرطبة) officially called the Republic of Qurtuba (Arabic: جمهورية قرطبة) is a nation in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It only borders Iberia, and has a population of 20 million. It is the richest country in Europe and the 9th richest country overall. It is also the two Muslim countries in Europe along with Sicily. It was originally a state of the Umayyad Caliphate before finally gaining independence.

Etymology[]

Borrowed from Arabic (Qurṭuba), which is also a borrowing from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician Qartuba; originally Qart-Juba, named after Numidian king Juba I.

History[]

Abd al-Rahman I became the emir of Qurtuba in 755 AD after six years in exile after the Umayyads lost the position of caliph in Damascus. Intent on regaining power, he defeated the area's existing Islamic rulers and united various local fiefdoms into an emirate, TBD.

Government and Politics[]

TBA

Al-Wilayas[]

There are 7 subdivions called "Al-Wilayas", which as follows

  • Andalus
  • Al-Asturyas
  • Alqaleat Albayda
  • Bahr
  • Dhib
  • Qamar
  • Sahilalaliha





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