Spain · 11th century
Hisn Yakka ranks #6,914 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #341 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Elche, 53 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
Hisn Yakka, Madina Yakka or simply Yakka is the name given to a Muslim fortress and settlement, predecessors of the present-day city of Yecla (Murcia). It was inhabited between the 11th and 13th centuries, since the settlement was abandoned from 1266 after the Mudéjar revolt and the new Christian settlers established themselves on the opposite side of the hill.
Machine-translated from “Hisn Yakka” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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