Sicily and encouraged the growth of smallholdings, undermining the dominance of the latifundia. The Arabs further improved irrigation systems. The language spoken in Sicily under Arab rule was Siculo-Arabic and Arabic influence is still present in some Sicilian words today. Although the language is extinct in Sicily, it has developed into what is now the Maltese language on the islands of Malta today. A description of Palermo was given by Ibn Hawqal, an Arab merchant who visited Sicily in 950. A walled suburb, called the Al-Kasr (the palace), is the centre of Palermo to this day, with the great Friday mosque
Podgorica Capital City can be viewed as the metropolitan area of the city of Podgorica. Population of the municipality was 185.937 in 2011. Podgorica Capital City Podgorica Capital City (Montenegrin: "Glavni grad Podgorica" / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. As with other Montenegrin municipalities, the city and the municipality of Podgorica are governed by the same mayor and city assembly, forming one political body. See politics of Podgorica. Municipality of Podgorica is the only Montenegrin municipality to have "city municipality" (Montenegrin Latin: "gradska opština") - Golubovci (until 2018