and great bars and restaurants.” The Mosque-Cathedral is certainly the most well-known structure in this part of the city, ...

Unesco said in a statement. The Great Mosque was named after Nur al-Din Mahmoud Zangi - famous for unifying Muslim forces against Christian Crusaders - who ordered its construction in 1172.

Earlier this year, Ali Darabi, the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, announced that 30 historical mosques had been identified as eligible candidates for the UNESCO World ...

bbsferrari/Getty Images Torre Campanario in Cordoba ... UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Event — Córdoba has more World Heritage Sites than any other city in the world. While the Mosque ...