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A failed Viking siege of this city in 844 ended with 400 Vikings being hanged on palm trees by this city’s defenders, who then constructed its first shipyard. A qadi (-5[1])from this city named Abu al-Qasim founded the Abbadid dynasty, which ruled an independent kingdom based in this city. (15[1])Ferdinand the Great of Castile forced this city’s rulers to hand over the remains of a saint from this city who authored an encyclopedia called (15[1])the (*) Etymologie. (10[2])The Almohads constructed the (10[1])Torre del Oro and a minaret that would later become the Giralda (“hee-RAL-dah”) belltower in this city, which was the home of a scholar named Isidore. Ferdinand and Isabella baptized their son in this city’s cathedral, which is adjacent to a palace called the Alcázar. For 10 points, name this Spanish city on the Guadalquivir River that is the largest city in Andalusia. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Seville [or Sevilla]
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