Gharb al-Andalus
Gharb al-Andalus (Arabic: غرب الأندلس, romanized: gharb al-ʼandalus, lit. 'west of al-Andalus'), or just al-Gharb (Arabic: الغرب, romanized: al-gharb, lit. 'the west'), was the name given by the Muslims of Iberia to the region of southern modern-day Portugal and part of western-central modern day Spain during their rule of the territory, from 711 to 1249. This period started with the fall of the Visigothic kingdom after Tariq ibn-Ziyad's invasion of Iberia and the establishment of the Umayyad control in the territory.