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Tariq ibn Ziyad
Early 8th century (711)National / Algeria-wide
📖Their story
A Berber commander serving the Umayyad governor of North Africa, Tariq crossed the narrow strait between two continents and landed his army at the foot of a great rock. There he is said to have burned his ships, telling his soldiers there was no way back, only forward.
⭐Why they matter
His landing in 711 began a centuries-long Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula.
💡Did you know?
Gibraltar takes its name from Jabal Tariq — "Tariq's mountain."