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Al-Andalus is the name given by the Umayyads to a region in southern Spain wherethe Umayyad Empire flourished for many centuries, after having been overthrown in Damascus by the Abbasids. The Arab rule of this region started when the Umayyads conquered Spain under Caliph Al-Waleed I in the early 8th century, and it lasted until the late 15th century when Granada fell to the Catholic Monarchs....