Pechina, called Bajjāna in Arabic, was the centre of a Yemeni colony during the period of the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Founded before 886, the self-governing colony was known as the ursh al-Yaman. In 922 it was incorporated into the caliphate.
Pechina, known as Bajjāna in Arabic, was a Yemeni colony during the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Founded before 886, it was called the ursh al-Yaman and became part of the caliphate in 922.