<P> The name Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq ( جبل طارق ) , meaning `` Mountain of Tariq '' . It refers to the Rock of Gibraltar , which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn - Ziyad who led the initial incursion into Iberia in advance of the main Umayyad force in 711 under the command of Umayyad Caliph Al - Walid I. Earlier , it was known as Mons Calpe , a name of Phoenician origin and one of the Pillars of Hercules . </P>
<P> The name Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq ( جبل طارق ) , meaning `` Mountain of Tariq '' . It refers to the Rock of Gibraltar , which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn - Ziyad who led the initial incursion into Iberia in advance of the main Umayyad force in 711 under the command of Umayyad Caliph Al - Walid I. Earlier , it was known as Mons Calpe , a name of Phoenician origin and one of the Pillars of Hercules . </P>
who is the rock of gibraltar named after
who is the rock of gibraltar named after
named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn - Ziyad
named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn - Ziyad