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Interior view of the Great Mosque of Cordoba showing rows of columns with reused Roman and Visigothic capitals and red-and-white striped horseshoe arches.
Great Mosque of Córdoba The Great Mosque of Córdoba.

Córdoba

province, Spain
Also known as: Cordova
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Vicente Rodriguez
Research Scientist, Instituto de Economía y Geografía, Madrid, Spain. Co-author of Northern Europeans and the Mediterranean: A New California or a New Florida?; Southern Europe and the New Migrations...
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Map of the Iberian Peninsula highlighting the province of Cordoba in southern Spain in orange, with surrounding countries Portugal, France, and Morocco, as well as major bodies of water including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Bay of Biscay. A small inset shows the location within Europe.
Córdoba province, Spain

Córdoba, provincia (province) in the northern section of the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, south-central Spain. Its area is divided by the Guadalquivir River into a mountainous north, crossed by the Morena Mountains, and a fertile, undulating southern plain, known as La Campiña. Agriculture (cereals, olives, and grapes) and sheep, horse, and bull breeding predominate in the south. Mining (in the north) of lead, zinc, and coal is one of the province’s chief industries. Furniture making and the production of metals and chemicals are also significant. The historic provincial capital, Córdoba, is an administrative center and popular tourist destination. Other important towns are Lucena, Puente-Genil, Montilla, Priego de Córdoba, Cabra, and Baena. Area 5,317 square miles (13,771 square km). Pop. (2007 est.) 792,182.

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