Arabic-derived Names of Non-Arabic-speaking Places
| English | Arabic | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | al-Mājrit | meaning "the Water Spring" |
| Granada | Girnātah | meaning "the Pomegranate" |
| Calatrava la Vieja | Qalāt ar-Rabāh | meaning "Fort of Rabah" |
| Cadiz | al-Qādis | meaning "the Judge's (City)" |
| Ubeda | Ubbayḏah | meaning "Servants of God" |
| Albacete | al-Basit | meaning "the Humble" |
| Alfarnate | al-Fārnit | meaning "the Flour mill" |
| Almáchar | al-Maysār | meaning "the Meadows" |
| Bari | al-Barī | meaning "the Creator", see Names of God in Islam |
| Albarracín | Banī al-Rāzin | meaning "the Sons of Razin" |
| Alicante | al-Laqant | meaning "the Bright" |
| Cáceres | Qasr al-Azād | meaning "the free Castle" |
| Albufeira | al-Bukhāra | meaning "the Lagoon" |
| Alburquerque | Abu al-Qūrq | meaning "Father of the Cork Oak" |
| Alpujarras | al-Būshārat | meaning "the Grasslands" |
| Axarquía | ash-Sharqiyya | meaning "The Eastern (Region)" |
| Aljezur | Al-Juzur | meaning "the Islands" |
| Valladolid | Balāt al-Walīd | meaning "Court of Walid" |
| Banyalbufar | Banī al-Būfar | meaning "Sons of Būfar" |
| Benalmádena | Banī al-Madinah | meaning "Sons of the Settlement" |
| Tavira | al-Tabīrah | meaning "the Hidden" |
| Algeciras | al-Jazīra al-Hadrā | meaning "the Green Island" |
| Almeria | al-Mariyyah | meaning "the Mirror (of the Sea)" |
| Gibraltar | Jabal al-Tarīq | meaning "Mountain of Tariq" |
| Ashgabat | Ishq Ābād | meaning "City of Light" |
| Braga | Bāb al-Ghārbiyyah | meaning "Gateway of the West" (obsolete) |
| Guadix | Wādi al-Ash | meaning "the Wadi of Life" |
| Benacazón | Banī al-Qassum | meaning "Sons of Qassum" |
| Mairena del Aljarafe | Makhrāna al-Shārāf | meaning "the Borough of the Shepherd" |
| Albaida | al-Bāyda | meaning "the White" |
| Getafe | al-Jādāfih | meaning "the Long" |
| Genalguacil | Jannat al-Wāzir | meaning "Garden of the Vizier" |
| Beja | Bājad az-Zayt | meaning "Oath to Zaid" |
| Cieza | Madinah al-Siyāsā | meaning "City of Rule" |
| Alcantarilla | Qāntara al-Asqabāh | meaning "the nearest Bridge" |
| Alhama de Murcia | Madinah al-Hammā | meaning "City of the Baths" |
| Guadalcanal | Wādi al-Khānnā | meaning "Valley of the Stalls" |
| Guadalcázar | Wādi al-Qasr | meaning "Valley of the Castle" |
| Guadalquivir | Wādi al-Qabīr | meaning "Great Valley" |
| Generalife | Jannat al-Arīf | meaning "Garden of the Architect" |
| Jaén | Jayyān | meaning "Crossroads (of caravans)" |
| Almadén | Hisn al-Mādin | meaning "Stronghold of the Mine" |
| Alcalá de los Gazules | Qalāt al-Yāzula | meaning "Fort of Yazula" |
| Algarve | al-Gharb | meaning "the West" |
| Alcañiz | al-Khanaīs | meaning "the Churches" |
| Alcacer do Sal | Qasr Abu Dānis | meaning "Castle of Abu Danis" |
| Calatayud | Qalāt Ayyūb | meaning "Fort of Ayyub" |
| Cuenca | Madinah Qunqa | meaning "City of Qunqa" |
| Benaguasil | Banī al-Wazir | meaning "Sons of the Vizier" |
| Medina-Sidonia | Madinah ash-Shadūna | meaning "City of Sidon" |
| Medina Azahara | Madinah az-Zāhra | meaning "The Magnificent City" or "City of the Flower" |
| Medinaceli | Madinah as-Salīm | meaning "City of Salim" |
| Marsala | Marsā Ali | meaning "Big Port" or "Port of Ali" |
| Guadalajara | Wādī al-Khajāra | meaning "Valley of Stones" |
| Regalbuto | Rākhbāl al-Abbūd | meaning "Farmhouse of Abbud" |
| Marsala | Marsā Ali | meaning "Big Port" or "Port of Ali" |
| Caltavuturo | Qalāt Abu Tawīr | meaning "Fort of Abu Tawir" |
| Almada | Qalāt al-Mādin | meaning "Fort of the Mine" |
| Macharaviaya | Māshār Abu Yahyā | meaning "Court of Abu Yahya" |
| Cartagena | Qārtājin al-Khalfa | meaning "Carthago of the Caliph" |
| Alcara li Fusi | al-Aqarāt | meaning "Little Fortress" |
| Caltagirone | Qalāt al-Janūm | meaning "Fort of the Jinns" |
| Caltanisetta | Qalāt al-Nīssa | meaning "Fort of the Women" |
| Daroca | Qalāt al-Dawrajāh | meaning "Fort of the Portal" |
| Bagheria | Bab al-Gherīb | meaning "Gate of the Winds" |
| Alì | al-Ali | meaning "the Big" |
| Alcamo | Manzīl al-Qāmāq | meaning "Messuage of Qamaq" |
| Alcántara | al-Qāntara | meaning "the Bridge" |
| Alzira | Jazīra Shuqr | meaning "Graceful Island" |
| Algarrobo | al-Gherīb | meaning "the Winds" |
| Kalsa | al-Khalīsa | meaning "the Purest" |
| Zisa | al-Azīz | meaning "the Magnificent" |
| Mineo | Qasr al-Minā | meaning "Castle of Mina" |
| Misilmeri | Manzīl al-Amīr | meaning "Messuage of the Emir" |
| Cassaro | al-Qasr | meaning "the Castle" |
| Canicattì | Hāndāq at-Tīn | meaning "Gravel pit" |
| Caltabellotta | Qalāt al-Bālud | meaning "Castle of the Oaks" |
| Calamonaci | Qalāt al-Mānākha | meaning "Castle of the Farm" |
| Puebla de Almenara | Gharīp al-Mānārah | meaning "Village of the Minaret" |
| Alcazarén | al-Qasraīn | meaning "the Two Castles" |
| Íscar | Hisn al-Asqār | meaning "Stronghold of the Soldier" |
| Zamora | Madinah az-Zemurah | meaning "City of the Turquoise" |
| Almazán | Madinah al-Māzān | meaning "the Fortified City" |
| Calatañazor | Qalāt al-Nāzur | meaning "Castle of the Hawk" |
| Alcatraz | al-Qātras | meaning "the Sea Eagle" |
| Tenerife | Tīn al-Arīf | meaning "Gravel of the Architect" |
| Torre Alháquime | Burj al-Hākīm | meaning "Tower of the Wise" |
| Benarrabá | Banī Arab | meaning "Sons of the Arab" |
| Alhaurín de la Torre | Madinah al-Hāwrīn | meaning "Divine City" |
| Guadalevín | Wadī al-Labāl | meaning "Valley of Milk" |
| Alcaucín | al-Qāwtīn | meaning "the Arches" |
| Mazara del Vallo | al-Māzār | meaning "the Grave" |
| Lucena | al-Yussāna | meaning "the Blessed" |
| Acireale | al-Yāq | meaning "the Bull" |
| Cuevas del Almanzora | Qaīfa al-Mānsur | meaning "Caves of the Victorious" |
| Palma de Mallorca | Madinah al-Mayūrqah | meaning "City (Capital) of Mallorca" |
| Marratxí | al-Murāqshī | meaning "(People from) Marrakech" |
| Algaida | al-Ghaīda | meaning "the Wood" |
| Binissalem | Banī Salīm | meaning "Sons of Salim" |
| Deià | Qasr al-Daīa | meaning "Castle of the Field" |
| Tarifa | Tarīfah | meaning "(City of) Tarif" |
| Almensilla | al-Manzīl | meaning "the Messuage" |
| Alcalá de Guadaíra | Qalāt al-Jabīr | meaning "Castle of Jabir" |
| Fátima | Fātīmah | meaning "(City of) Fatima" |
| Almeirim | Madinah al-Māryām | meaning "City of Saint Mary" |
| Faraján | al-Fārkhān | meaning "the Joyful" |
| Arriate | ar-Rīyadh | meaning "the Orchards" |
| Benadalid | Banī Walīd | meaning "Sons of Walid" |
| Bufalí | Abu Ali | meaning "Father of the Great" |
| Alimena | al-Imān | meaning "the Righteous" |
| Lascari | Madinah al-Asqāri | meaning "City of the Soldiers" |
| Albalá | al-Balād | meaning "the Village" or "the Court" |
| Alcuéscar | al-Qāwāsqar | meaning "the Canyons" |
| Benahavís | Banī Khāvis | meaning "Sons of the Abyssinian" |
| Nájera | al-Nājarrah | meaning "(City) Among the Rocks" |
| Azofra | az-Zujrah | meaning "the Tribute" |
| Alberite | Gharīp al-Bāldah | meaning "Village of the Post" |
| Bujalance | Burj al-Hānis | meaning "Tower of the Strongholds" |
| Borghetto | al-Burjātah | meaning "(City) of the little Tower" |
| Castillo de Locubín | Hisn al-Uqbīn | meaning "Stronghold of the Eagle" |
| Alquézar | Qasr al-Barbītaniyyah | meaning "Castle of Barbastro" |
| Aliminusa | Rakhbal al-Mīnusa | meaning "Farmhouse of Minusa" |
| Ardales | Ard Allah | meaning "Turf of God" |
| Almuñecar | Hisn al-Munākhar | meaning "Stronghold of the Dale" |
| Guadasequies | Wadi al-Sukkār | meaning "the Blind Valley" |
| Zafra | az-Zāfarah | meaning "the Harvest" |
| Badajoz | Bayt al-Jaws | meaning "House of the Exigent" |
| Trafalgar | Tārf al-Gharb | meaning "Cape of the West" |
| Calatafimi-Segesta | Qalāt al-Fīmī | meaning "Castle of Euphemius" |
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