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Hidden Muslim Village in Spain with 800 year old Quran

By: Paulina On The Road   August 16, 2026
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Something extraordinary was found hidden inside a wall, in the hills of Axarquía, in a small village called Cútar: an 800-year-old Quran.

Hidden during the Reconquista and kept secret for generations by people who refused to give up on hope.

I went to Cútar for a conference about the women of Al-Andalus and left with a story I haven't been able to stop thinking about since. Al-Andalus didn't disappear in 1492. In some places, it just learned to hide.

📍 Cútar, Axarquía - Málaga, Spain

Author: Paulina On The Road   August 16, 2026
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