Castle
Castillo de Alhama
🇪🇸 Spain · 1st century
The Castle of Alhama is a former 11th-century fortress in the Murcian municipality of Alhama de Murcia (Spain). It is of Islamic origin and stands on a hill overlooking the Guadalentín valley. Its strategic position gave it the role of defending the frontiers of the Kingdom of Castile. Since 7 August 1997 it has been a Bien de Interés Cultural under reference RI-51-0009976.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Alhama” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Alhama ranks #7,154 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #514 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 11, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 19 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 30 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castillo de Alhama?
Castillo de Alhama stands in Spain, at 37.85384°, -1.42407°.
When was Castillo de Alhama built?
The atlas dates its founding to 11. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castillo de Alhama?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,154 of 7,738 worldwide, and #514 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 Castillo de Alhama?
Castillo de los Vélez, Mula, about 22 km away.
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