Andalusia
Andalusia (Arabic: الأَنْدَلُس) is the peninsular bioregion bordered by the Mediterranean sea to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Pirinioak Mountains to the northeast.
History
The Arabic term Al-Andalus was first used by the Muslims who liberated the Peninsula from Roman Imperial occupation. For over 700 years (until 1492 AD), much or all of Andalusia was governed by a series of Caliphates and Emirates.
During the Islamic period, Andalusia was home to numerous libraries and was an international center for philosophy, science, and learning - including climate sciences such as agroecology and permaculture. The end of Islamic rule was tragically marked by the destruction of the Andalusian knowledge commons and its vast repositories of Arabic books in an extensive epistemicide.