Did you know? 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 Abbasides. The Arab rule of this region started with the Umayyads conquering Spain under Caliph Al-Walid I in the early 6th century, and lasted until the late 15th century when Granada fell to the Catholic Monarchs....