To: Heatseeker
There was a Muslim mini-state in southern Europe during the post-Carolingian period, centered on Fraxinetum. To this day there are towns in southern Provence with Muslim names.Fascinating! I had no idea. Thank you for the information.
19 posted on
01/05/2006 7:44:45 AM PST by
NYer
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To: NYer
There's an area north of St Tropez known today as 'Les Maures' (i.e., 'The Moors'). They've got a tourist site at
www.ot-lalondelesmaures.fr/us.
That might be the best known but there are a number of others.
24 posted on
01/05/2006 8:07:10 AM PST by
Heatseeker
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