Al'Garb Al'Andalus

Gharb Al-Andalus (, trans. gharb al-'andalus; "The West of Al-Andalus"), or just Al-Gharb (, trans. al-gharb; "The West"), was the name given by the Muslims of Iberia to the region of Algarve in modern-day Portugal, 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. The region had a population of about 500,000 people.