Editing Córdoba, Spain (section)

==Etymology==

The name ''Córdoba'' has attracted fanciful explanations. One theory, suggested in 1799 by [[José Antonio Conde]], is that the name comes from [[Punic language|Punic]] ''qart ṭūbah'' "good town" as Córdoba was founded during [[Carthaginian Iberia]]. After the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] conquest, the town's name was Latinised as ''Corduba''.<ref>{{Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition|volume=5|article=Ḳurṭuba|last1=Seybold|first1=C.F.|last2=Ocaña Jiménez|first2=M.|pages=509–512 }}</ref> During the era of Muslim rule the city was known in [[Arabic]] as {{Transliteration|ar|DIN|Qurṭubah}} ({{Langx|ar|قرطبة|links=no}}).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hillenbrand |first=Robert |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbfORLWv1HkC&dq=cordoba+city+arabic+qurtuba&pg=PA112 |title=The Legacy of Muslim Spain |publisher=Brill |year=1992 |isbn=978-90-04-09599-1 |editor-last=Jayyusi |editor-first=Salma Khadra |pages=112 |language=en |chapter="The Ornament of the World": Medieval Córdoba as a Cultural Centre |editor-last2=Marín |editor-first2=Manuela |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408085751/https://books.google.com/books?id=cbfORLWv1HkC&dq=cordoba+city+arabic+qurtuba&pg=PA112 |url-status=live }}</ref>