18 mosques in Jerez city, of which only the mosque within the fortress of Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera survives today. There were 16 mosques in Vélez-Málaga (then known as Ballis Medina) during the Nazari Granada Emirate period. Ronda a smaller town had 7 or 8 mosques of which today only a minaret tower of a medium-size mosque remains. About 5 former mosques still exist in Toledo with the original structures at least partially preserved, as shown in the list below. List of mosques in Al-Andalus (with original buildings & ruins) This table lists former mosques in Al-Andalus with identified original buildings or ruins of the former mosque still existing on the premises. Note: Mesquita means mosque in the Spanish language. List of former mosques in Al-Andalus (with original buildings destroyed) This table lists former mosques in Al-Andalus with no known surviving mosque buildings. The original mosques were completely destroyed by people, war or by natural causes like earthquakes. Other structures were built on the site destroying or covering traces of the mosque. The ruins and stone materials of the mosque were often reused to build the new structures. However these sites may still contain undiscovered original structures within the current buildings or un-excavated ruins on the premises. See also Islam in Spain Umayyad conquest of Hispania Reconquista List of mosques in Spain List of former mosques in Portugal List of the oldest mosques in the world References Mosques, former