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Alcazaba de Guadix

Spain · 11th century

Alcazaba de Guadix in Spain
Photo: Rubens Vallejos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Alcazaba of Guadix, also sometimes referred to as the Castle of Guadix, is a fortification situated in the Spanish municipality of Guadix, in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia. The complex was built around the 11th century.

Machine-translated from “Alcazaba de Guadix” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alcazaba de Guadix ranks #8,169 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #471 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Granada, 43 km away. It is one of the 124 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Alcazaba de Guadix?

Alcazaba de Guadix stands in Spain, at 37.29905°, -3.13737°.

When was Alcazaba de Guadix built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Alcazaba de Guadix?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,169 of 9,079 worldwide, and #471 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Alcazaba de Guadix?

Castillo de La Calahorra, about 14 km away.

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