Marbella

A city in Andalusia, Spain, by the Mediterranean, situated in between Málaga and Gibraltar, beneath the Sierra Blanca. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234.

History of Marbella

In the mountains around Marbella, archaeological excavations have been made, which point at human habitation in Paleolithic and Neolithic times. There are also remains of Phoenician and later Carthaginensian settlements in the area of Rio Real. In Roman times, the city was called Salduba

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Carthaginensian - Roman

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During Islamic rule, the muslims built a castle in this city, and they surrounded it by walls. The name Marbella, which is derived from Marbil-la, dates from this Islamic era. In 1485, the Spaniards reconquered the city, and during the centuries that followed, the city grew.

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Islamic - Muslim

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