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Festivals in Singapore Modern Singapore is well-known to be a society where a hybrid of cultures and communities of different faiths and beliefs coexist in harmony .  This rich and vibrant multicultural heritage of Singapore is celebrated through her many diverse festivals, spread over the calendar year . Singapore’s Immigrant History in Brief In the 19th century , Singapore blossomed from an island settlement into an important trading port in the archipelago , attracting an influx of immigrants within Asia and beyond. After long sea-tossed journeys , many of these immigrants would give thanks to their gods for watching over them and providing safe passage. Eventually, they built their respective places of worship to give thanks and as a place to gather with fellow countrymen to practice their faith. This explains the many places of worship dotted along Telok Ayer Street . With its name meaning " water bay " in Malay , this street used to hug the coastline of ...

Al Jaferia Palace in Spain Aljafería : The Aljafería Palace ( Spanish : Palacio de la Aljafería; Arabic: قصر الجعفرية ‎‎, tr. Qasr al-Jaʿfariya) is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus , present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty.  The palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon . The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas ( independent kingdoms ). History : After the reconquest of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso I the Battler became the residence...