مدينة قصر أبي دانس Alcacer Do Sal الأندلسية 93-614 ه 711-1217 م

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Alcácer do Sal city is located inthe western coast of Andalusia, south of Lisbonin present- day Portugal at the mouth of a river suitable for dock-lands.

Such features make the city one of the most important ports on the western coast.

It is an old city which was called Alcácer city .

It was surrounded by simple pine trees, which made it a center for the manufacture of ships.At 93 AH/ 711 AD , Alcácer do Sal was opened by Muslims and it was inhabited by the majority of Berbers from BeniDanis bin Awsajehand then they built it so it was called (KaserAbiDanis ).

Because of its marine location,it was subjected to the invasion of the Normans in the third and fourth centuries AH/ the ninth and tenth centuries AD.

Later at the age oftaifas, it was among the properties (lands)ofBeni Abad then it was under Almoravids .

At the last days of Almoravids, it was one of the first cities of the West Andalusia whichdeclared its obedience to Al-Muwahhideen .

When it was under al-Muwahhideen , it was conquered by the Portuguese twice .The first one at 555AH/1160 AD and it remained in their hands35 yearsuntil theAl-Muwahhideen regained it .

Once again the Portuguese entered it.They were supported by a major crusade, andthus they were able to capture it and evacuated Muslims.