Benimàmet, Valencia Explained

Benimàmet (pronounced as /beniˈmamet/, Spanish; Castilian: Benimámet) is an old municipality now integrated as an urban part of Valencia, Spain. The name Benimàmet 'sons of Muhammad' is derived from Arabic during Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Thomas F. Glick. Thomas F. Glick. Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages. 2005. Brill. Leiden. 9789004147713. 148. illustrated.
  2. Book: Eid. Mushira. Cantarino. Vicente. Walters. Keith. Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics VI: Papers from the Sixth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics. limited. 1994. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 9789027236180. 26. illustrated. The Muslim city dwellers [of Valencia] had been replaced by Christian settlers in many parts of the capital, and thus the use of Arabic language was relegated to the Muslim, predominantly rural, population of the villages around Valencia, Benimaclet, Benifayo, Benimamet, Alberique, Albaida, Alqueria, etc., and some larger cities to the south and west of the capital, Oliva, Cullera, Jativa..

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