Valencia, Also Balansiya, Valentia

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CityAlso Balansiya, Valentia

Valenciaبلنسية

A rich garden city of eastern al-Andalus, famous for its irrigation.

Under Muslim rule from 714, Valencia's farmers built the canals and water courts that still work today. El Cid took it in 1094, the Almoravids won it back in 1102, and James I of Aragon conquered it in 1238.

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